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Employee Stock Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($) stockplan years_old $ / shares shares | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Feb. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage at Which Restricted Stock Lapse upon Third And Sixth Anniversaries of Date of Issuance | 25.00% |  |
Remaining Percentage of the Restricted Stock Lapsing upon the Associate's Attainment of Age Sixty Two | 50.00% |  |
Remaining Percentage of Restricted Stock Lapsing upon Earlier of Associate's Attainment of Age Sixty or the Tenth Anniversary Date | 50.00% |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ 267 | $ 244 | $ 225
Intrinsic Value of Option Exercises in Period | $ 140 | $ 206 | 234
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number | shares | 8,720,000 | 9,466,000 |
Weighted Average Remaining Life of Options Outstanding | 6 years |  |
Intrinsic Value of Options Outstanding | $ 590 |  |
Stock Options Exercisable | shares | 4,000,000 |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Options Exercisable | $ / shares | $ 43.68 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term of Options Exercisable | 4 years |  |
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercisable | $ 407 |  |
Number of Outstanding Options Vested and Expected to Vest | shares | 7,000,000 |  |
Number Of Employee Stock Purchase Plans | stockplan | 2 |  |
2005 Plan [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Common Stock Authorized | shares | 255,000,000 |  |
Reduction in Number of Shares Available for Issuance | shares | 2.11 |  |
Shares Available for Future Grants | shares | 133,000,000 |  |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award Vesting Rights, Percentage | 25.00% |  |
Age at Which Award becomes Non-Forfeitable | years_old | 60 |  |
Award Requisite Service Period | 5 years |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ 26 | $ 26 | 23
Unrecognized Compensation Expense | $ 30 |  |
Weighted Average Period over Which Unrecognized Compensation Will Be Recognized | 2 years |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Age at Which Award becomes Non-Forfeitable | years_old | 60 |  |
Age When Remaining Stock Lapses If Not Tenth Anniversary Of Grant Date | years_old | 60 |  |
Age When Remaining Stock Lapses | years_old | 62 |  |
Award Requisite Service Period | 5 years |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Period Of Restrictions Lapse | 5 years |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ 199 | 180 | 168
Unrecognized Compensation Expense | $ 327 |  |
Weighted Average Period over Which Unrecognized Compensation Will Be Recognized | 2 years |  |
Fair Value of Equity Instruments Other than Options Vested in Period | $ 354 | 382 | 334
Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Expense | $ 16 | $ 15 | $ 14

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