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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 28, 2012
Derivative Contracts - Types, Statements of Financial Position Classification and Fair Values |  |  |
Number of derivative instruments designated as accounting hedge | 1 | 1 |
Amount of ineffectiveness recognized | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Derivative Contracts - Effect on Results of Operations |  |  |
Unamortized hedged debt valuation gains from terminated and de-designated interest rate swaps | 52,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 111,000,000
Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |
Derivative asset | 63,000,000 | 89,000,000 |
Derivative liability |  |  |
Derivative liability | 39,000,000 | 56,000,000 |
Derivative Contracts - Effect on Results of Operations |  |  |
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net | 29,000,000 | 44,000,000 | 41,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument |  |  |
Weighted average rate |  |  |
Interest rate swap pay variable weighted average rate, pay floating | three-month LIBOR |  |
Interest rate derivatives receive fixed weighted average rate, pay floating (as a percent) | 1.00% |  |
Weighted average maturity, pay floating | 6 months |  |
Notional amount, pay floating | 350,000,000 |  |
Designated as hedging instrument | Other current assets | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |
Derivative asset | 1,000,000 | 0 |
Designated as hedging instrument | Other noncurrent assets | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |
Derivative asset | 0 | 3,000,000 |
Designated as hedging instrument | Other current liabilities | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |
Derivative liability | 0 | 0 |
Designated as hedging instrument | Other noncurrent liabilities | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |
Derivative liability | 0 | 0 |
Not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |
Weighted average rate |  |  |
Interest rate swap pay variable weighted average rate, pay floating | one-month LIBOR |  |
Interest rate derivatives pay fixed weighted average rate, pay fixed (as a percent) | 3.80% |  |
Interest rate derivatives receive fixed weighted average rate, pay floating (as a percent) | 5.70% |  |
Interest rate derivatives receive variable weighted average rate, pay fixed | one-month LIBOR |  |
Weighted average maturity, pay floating | 2 years 6 months 0 days |  |
Weighted average maturity, pay fixed | 2 years 6 months 0 days |  |
Notional amount, pay floating | 500,000,000 |  |
Notional amount, pay fixed | 500,000,000 |  |
Not designated as hedging instruments | Other current assets | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |
Derivative asset | 0 | 4,000,000 |
Not designated as hedging instruments | Other noncurrent assets | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |
Derivative asset | 62,000,000 | 82,000,000 |
Not designated as hedging instruments | Other current liabilities | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |
Derivative liability | 0 | 2,000,000 |
Not designated as hedging instruments | Other noncurrent liabilities | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative liability |  |  |
Derivative liability | $ 39,000,000 | $ 54,000,000 |

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- Definition Notional amount of pay fixed interest rate swap not designated as hedging instruments. Notional amount refers to the monetary amount specified in the interest rate derivative contract. + References No definition available. + Details
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