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Stockholders' Equity (Accelerated Share Repurchases) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 15, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Jul. 30, 2017 | Jan. 29, 2019 | Jan. 28, 2018 | Jul. 30, 2017 | Nov. 18, 2019 | Nov. 03, 2019 | Jul. 29, 2018 | Apr. 29, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Jul. 30, 2017 | Aug. 15, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2018 | Feb. 02, 2020 | Feb. 03, 2019 | Jan. 28, 2018
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,965 | $ 9,963 | $ 8,000
Repurchases of common stock through accelerated share agreements (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.0 | 55.0 | 49.0
Q2 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  | $ 1,650 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock through accelerated share agreements (in shares) | 1.0 |  | 1.1 |  |  | 10.8 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 9.7 | 8.1 |  |  |  |  |
Q3 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 820 |  |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock through accelerated share agreements (in shares) |  |  |  | 0.4 | 0.7 |  | 3.6 | 3.2 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  | 7.4 |  |  |
Q1 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock through accelerated share agreements (in shares) |  | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.4 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |

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