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Employee Stock Plans (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($) stockplan $ / shares shares | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2015 USD ($)
ESPP Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Number Of Employee Stock Purchase Plans | stockplan | 2 |  |
Purchase Price of Shares under ESPP in relation to FMV of Stock | 85.00% |  |
Purchase Period | 6 months |  |
Shares Purchased | shares | 1 |  |
Weighted Average Purchase Price of Shares Purchased | $ / shares | $ 111.14 |  |
Employee Cash Contributions | $ | $ 15 |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ | $ 267 | $ 244 | $ 225
U.S. ESPP Plan [Member] |  |  |
ESPP Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares Available for Future Grants | shares | 21 |  |
Non U.S. ESPP Plan [Member] |  |  |
ESPP Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares Available for Future Grants | shares | 19 |  |
ESPP [Member] |  |  |
ESPP Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ | $ 26 | $ 23 | $ 20

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