XML 125 R82.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8

Share Repurchase (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012 2012 Share Repurchase Program	Nov. 30, 2007 2007 Share Repurchase Program	Feb. 01, 2014 Cash investment	Feb. 02, 2013 Cash investment	Jan. 28, 2012 Cash investment	Feb. 01, 2014 Prepaid forward contracts market value	Feb. 02, 2013 Prepaid forward contracts market value	Jan. 28, 2012 Prepaid forward contracts market value
Share Repurchase Information
Amount approved by board of directors for share repurchase program				$ 5,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000
Total number of shares purchased	21.9	32.2	37.2
Repurchase of stock, average price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 67.41	$ 58.96	$ 50.89
Total investment	1,474,000,000	1,900,000,000	1,894,000,000
Total number of shares purchased	0.2	0.5	1.0
Total cash investment	1,478,000,000	1,903,000,000	1,894,000,000			14,000,000	25,000,000	52,000,000
Aggregate market value									$ 17,000,000	$ 29,000,000	$ 52,000,000

X

- Definition

This element represents the amount of total investment in stock repurchased and retired during the period which was acquired through the open market transactions.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	tgt_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredAcquiredThroughOpenMarketTransactionsInvestmentTotal
Namespace Prefix:	tgt_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The amount of stock repurchased during the period which was delivered upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	tgt_StockRepurchasedDeliveredUponSettlementOfPrepaidForwardContracts
Namespace Prefix:	tgt_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Number of shares repurchased during the period that were delivered upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	tgt_StockRepurchasedDeliveredUponSettlementOfPrepaidForwardContractsShares
Namespace Prefix:	tgt_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	tgt_StockRepurchasePaymentPeriodLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	tgt_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

+ References

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

+ References

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30, 31

-Article 5

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:perShareItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration