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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Unusual or Infrequently Occurring Items (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 30, 2021 store	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 02, 2020 USD ($)
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities			$ 4,561,889,000	$ 4,066,540,000	$ 4,088,459,000
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,469,570,000		10,469,570,000	3,216,752,000
Aggregate principal amount								$ 4,000,000,000
Payments of long-term debt and extinguishment expenses	(1,420,000,000)		(1,418,358,000)	0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	$ 300,000,000		$ 312,233,000	$ 0	$ 0
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.26	$ 0	$ 0.26	$ 0.92	$ 0.78
COVID-19 pandemic governmental programs, reduction in expenses			$ 500,000,000
Accounts receivable net increase			100,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			300,000,000
Senior Notes
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
Maximum tender amount							$ 1,120,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due August 2021
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration period			364 days
Subsequent Event | COVID-19
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Number of stores temporarily closed | store						580

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