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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
	May 02, 2015		May 03, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	May 28, 2015	May 28, 2015
Share Repurchase Information
Total number of shares purchased	3.7us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	[1]	0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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Total investment	$ 300us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	[1]	$ 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
Total number of shares purchased	0.1tgt_StockRepurchasedDeliveredUponSettlementOfPrepaidForwardContractsShares
Total cash investment	483us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue			46us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Repurchase of Share Repurchase Program 2012
Share Repurchase Information
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	5,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_RepurchaseOfShareRepurchaseProgram2012Member
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement
Share Repurchase Information
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Shares received	2.2us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember	[1]
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | Subsequent Event
Share Repurchase Information
Shares received					1.1us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember	3.3us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Price paid per share						$ 80.74us-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	200us-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	300us-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	300us-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
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Cash Investment
Share Repurchase Information
Total cash investment	3us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tgt_CashInvestmentMember
Prepaid Forward Contracts Market Value
Share Repurchase Information
Aggregate market value	$ 7tgt_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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