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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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May 02, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis | Fair value measurements are reported in one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data).
Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis |  | Fair Value at
(millions) | Pricing Category | May 2, 2015 |  |  | January 31, 2015 |  |  | May 3, 2014 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments | Level 1 | $ | 2,073 |  |  | $ | 1,520 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps(a) | Level 2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Prepaid forward contracts | Level 1 | 35 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 80 |
Beneficial interest asset | Level 3 | 35 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 62 |
Other noncurrent assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps(a) | Level 2 | 46 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 56 |
Company-owned life insurance investments(b) | Level 2 | 332 |  |  | 322 |  |  | 313 |
Beneficial interest asset | Level 3 | 25 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 46 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps(a) | Level 2 | 20 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 35 |
(a) See Note 7 for additional information on interest rate swaps. (b) Company-owned life insurance investments consist of equity index funds and fixed income assets. Amounts are presented net of nonrecourse loans that are secured by some of these policies. These loan amounts totaled $781 million at May 2, 2015, $773 million at January 31, 2015 and $800 million at May 3, 2014.
Fair Value Measurements, Significant Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value |
Significant Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value (a) (millions) | May 2, 2015 |  | January 31, 2015 |  | May 3, 2014
Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |
Debt (b) | $ | 11,947 |  | $ | 13,542 |  |  | $ | 11,946 |  | $ | 14,089 |  |  | $ | 12,064 |  | $ | 13,721 |
(a) The carrying amounts of certain other current assets, accounts payable, and certain accrued and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. (b) The carrying amount and estimated fair value of debt exclude unamortized swap valuation adjustments and capital lease obligations.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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