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STOCK - COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK AND REPURCHASES (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 18, 2018 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2017 | Apr. 20, 2018
Preferred Shares |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized |  | 5.0 | 5.0 |  |
Preferred stock, shares available for issuance |  | 2.0 |  |  |
Preferred shares, per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 100 | $ 100 |  |
Common Shares |  |  |  |  |
Common shares, shares authorized |  | 2,000.0 | 2,000.0 |  |
Common shares, par per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 1 | $ 1 |  |
Common Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase stock amount |  | $ 1,927 | $ 1,567 | $ 1,661 |
Common stock repurchased from stock option proceeds |  | 83 | 66 | 105 |
Open Market Repurchases |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase stock amount |  | 727 | $ 1,567 | $ 1,661 |
ASR |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase authorized amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200
Invested funding to reacquire shares in privately negotiated transactions |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) | 2.3 | 46.3 |  |  |
Average price per share repurchased |  | $ 25.91 |  |  |

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