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Share Repurchase (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended
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May 02, 2015 | May 03, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2015 | May 28, 2015 | May 28, 2015
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased | 3.7 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | [1] | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares |  |  |
Average price paid per share | $ 80.85 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare | [1] | $ 0.00 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare |  |  |
Total investment | $ 300 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue | [1] | $ 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased | 0.1 tgt_StockRepurchasedDeliveredUponSettlementOfPrepaidForwardContractsShares |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment | 483 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue |  |  | 46 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue |  |
Repurchase of Share Repurchase Program 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | 5,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_RepurchaseOfShareRepurchaseProgram2012Member |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to shareholders' investment | 180 us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgramAdjustment / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Additional reduction to shareholders' investment | 20 us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesAdjustmentToRecordedAmount / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Amount included in other current assets | 100 tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgramOtherCurrentAssets / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Shares received | 2.2 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember | [1] |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares received |  |  |  |  | 1.1 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | 3.3 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Price paid per share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80.74 us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesFinalPricePaidPerShare / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | 200 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | 300 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | February 1, 2015 to May 2, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received | 300 us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesSettlementPaymentOrReceipt / us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis = tgt_February12015toMay22015Member / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | May 2015 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received |  |  |  |  | (35)us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesSettlementPaymentOrReceipt / us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis = tgt_May2015Member / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | (35)us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesSettlementPaymentOrReceipt / us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis = tgt_May2015Member / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | February 1, 2015 to May 28, 2015 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received |  |  |  |  | (265)us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesSettlementPaymentOrReceipt / us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis = tgt_February12015toMay282015Member / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | (265)us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesSettlementPaymentOrReceipt / us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis = tgt_February12015toMay282015Member / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Cash Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment | 3 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_CashInvestmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Forward Contracts Market Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate market value | $ 7 tgt_StockRepurchasedDeliveredUponSettlementOfPrepaidForwardContracts / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_PrepaidForwardContractsMarketValueMember |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Includes 0.1 million shares delivered upon the noncash settlement of prepaid contracts which had an original cash investment of $3 million and an aggregate market value at their settlement dates of $7 million. These contracts are among the investment vehicles used to reduce our economic exposure related to our nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Note 9 provides the details of our positions in prepaid forward contracts.

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