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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014 Carrying amount	Feb. 02, 2013 Carrying amount	Feb. 01, 2014 Estimate of fair value	Feb. 02, 2013 Estimate of fair value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Effect of one percentage point change in forecasted credit EBIT yield on estimated fair value	$ 20,000,000
Effect of one percentage point change in forecasted discount rate on estimated fair value	4,000,000
Debt instrument, fair value disclosure		11,758,000,000	15,618,000,000	13,184,000,000	18,143,000,000
Estimated fair value consumer credit card portfolio	$ 6,300,000,000

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- Definition

Represents the effect of one percentage point change in forecasted credit EBIT yield on estimated fair value of receivables.

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- Definition

Represents the effect of one percentage point change in forecasted discount rate on estimated fair value of receivables.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Reflects the estimated fair value amount of unpaid credit card loans classified as held-for-sale which are issued to individuals under revolving credit arrangements that typically charge comparatively higher rates of interest commensurate with higher credit risk, generate late payment and similar types of fees, and are usually unsecured. This element does not include amounts related to commercial credit card loans.

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- Definition

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13433-108611



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