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Segment Reporting (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | May 02, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | May 03, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 40,446 us-gaap_Assets |  | $ 41,404 us-gaap_Assets |  | $ 44,042 us-gaap_Assets |
Segment assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 39,785 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_USRetailMember |  | 39,569 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_USRetailMember |  | 37,680 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_USRetailMember |
Assets of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 606 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_CanadianRetailMember |  | 1,775 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_CanadianRetailMember |  | 6,323 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_CanadianRetailMember |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 55 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_ReconcilingItemsMember | [1] | $ 60 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_ReconcilingItemsMember | [1] | $ 39 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tgt_ReconcilingItemsMember | [1]
[1] | Represents the insurance receivable related to the Data Breach.

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