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Pension and Postretirement Health Care Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Change in Projected Benefit Obligation |
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation | Qualified Plans |  | Nonqualified Plans
(millions) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Benefit obligation at beginning of period | $ | 3,844 |  | $ | 3,173 |  |  | $ | 43 |  | $ | 35 |
Service cost | 108 |  | 111 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Interest cost | 152 |  | 148 |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |
Actuarial (gain)/loss | (400 | ) | 556 |  |  | (4 | ) | 9 |
Participant contributions | 6 |  | 3 |  |  | — |  | — |
Benefits paid | (155 | ) | (147 | ) |  | (3 | ) | (3 | )
Plan amendments | 3 |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |
Benefit obligation at end of period | $ | 3,558 |  | $ | 3,844 |  |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 43 |
Schedule of Change in Plan Assets |
Change in Plan Assets | Qualified Plans |  | Nonqualified Plans
(millions) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period | $ | 3,784 |  | $ | 3,267 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets | (231 | ) | 507 |  |  | — |  | — |
Employer contributions | 203 |  | 154 |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
Participant contributions | 6 |  | 3 |  |  | — |  | — |
Benefits paid | (155 | ) | (147 | ) |  | (3 | ) | (3 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of period | 3,607 |  | 3,784 |  |  | — |  | — |
Benefit obligation at end of period | 3,558 |  | 3,844 |  |  | 39 |  | 43 |
Funded/(underfunded) status | $ | 49 |  | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) | $ | (43 | )
Schedule of Recognition of Funded/(Underfunded) Status |
Recognition of Funded/(Underfunded) Status | Qualified Plans |  | Nonqualified Plans
(millions) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Other noncurrent assets | $ | 66 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Accrued and other current liabilities | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | (6 | ) | (4 | )
Other noncurrent liabilities | (16 | ) | (59 | ) |  | (33 | ) | (39 | )
Net amounts recognized | $ | 49 |  | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) | $ | (43 | )
Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
(millions) | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Net actuarial loss | $ | 1,022 |  | $ | 1,018 |
Prior service credits | (57 | ) | (69 | )
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income | $ | 965 |  | $ | 949 |
Schedule of Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |
(millions) | Pretax |  | Net of Tax |
February 1, 2014 | $ | 712 |  | $ | 430 |
Net actuarial loss | 291 |  | 176 |
Amortization of net actuarial losses | (65 | ) | (40 | )
Amortization of prior service costs and transition | 11 |  | 7 |
January 31, 2015 | $ | 949 |  | $ | 573 |
Net actuarial loss | 87 |  | 53 |
Amortization of net actuarial losses | (82 | ) | (50 | )
Amortization of prior service costs and transition | 11 |  | 7 |
January 30, 2016 | $ | 965 |  | $ | 583 |
Schedule of Expected Amortization of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Expected Amortization of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (millions) | Pretax |  | Net of Tax |
Net actuarial loss | $ | 46 |  | $ | 28 |
Prior service credits | (11 | ) | (7 | )
Total amortization expense | $ | 35 |  | $ | 21 |
Schedule of Net Pension Benefits Expense |
Net Pension Benefits Expense |  |  |
(millions) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Service cost benefits earned during the period | $ | 109 |  | $ | 112 |  | $ | 118 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 154 |  | 149 |  | 137 |
Expected return on assets | (260 | ) | (233 | ) | (235 | )
Amortization of losses | 82 |  | 65 |  | 103 |
Amortization of prior service cost | (11 | ) | (11 | ) | (11 | )
Settlement and special termination charges | 4 |  | — |  | 3 |
Total | $ | 78 |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | 115 |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Pension Plan Information |
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Information (millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) for all plans (a) | $ | 3,550 |  |  | $ | 3,834 |
Projected benefit obligation for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets (b) | 65 |  |  | 65 |
Total ABO for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets | 60 |  |  | 56 |
Fair value of plan assets for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets | 10 |  |  | — |
(a) | The present value of benefits earned to date assuming no future salary growth.
(b) | The present value of benefits earned to date by plan participants, including the effect of assumed future salary increases.
Schedule of Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions |
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |
Discount rate | 4.70 | % | 3.87 | %
Average assumed rate of compensation increase | 3.00 |  | 3.00 |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Expense Weighted Average Assumptions |
Net Periodic Benefit Expense Weighted Average Assumptions |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Discount rate | 3.87 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.40 | %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 7.50 |  | 7.50 |  | 8.00 |
Average assumed rate of compensation increase | 3.00 |  | 3.00 |  | 3.00 |
Schedule of Asset Category |
Asset Category | Current Targeted |  | Actual Allocation
| Allocation |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Domestic equity securities (a) | 14 | % | 16 | % | 19 | %
International equity securities | 9 |  | 10 |  | 12 |
Debt securities | 45 |  | 44 |  | 28 |
Balanced funds | 23 |  | 21 |  | 31 |
Other (b) | 9 |  | 9 |  | 10 |
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | %
(a) | Equity securities include our common stock in amounts substantially less than 1 percent of total plan assets as of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015.
(b) | Other assets include private equity, mezzanine and high-yield debt, natural resources and timberland funds, multi-strategy hedge funds, derivative instruments, and a 4 percent allocation to real estate.
Schedule of Fair Value Measurements |
Fair Value Measurements |  | Fair Value at
(millions) | Pricing Category | January 30, 2016 |  |  | January 31, 2015 |
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 1 | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Government securities (a) | Level 2 | 470 |  |  | 349 |
Fixed income (b) | Level 2 | 979 |  |  | 571 |
Other (c) | Level 2 | 8 |  |  | 21 |
|  | 1,500 |  |  | 948 |
Investments valued using NAV per share (d) |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 455 |  |  | 204 |
Common collective trusts |  | 544 |  |  | 1,102 |
Fixed Income |  | 49 |  |  | 53 |
Balanced funds |  | 756 |  |  | 1,152 |
Private equity funds |  | 141 |  |  | 171 |
Other |  | 162 |  |  | 154 |
Total plan assets |  | $ | 3,607 |  |  | $ | 3,784 |
(a) | Investments in government securities and long-term government bonds.
(b) | Investments in corporate and municipal bonds.
(c) | Investments in derivative investments.
(d) | In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statement of financial position.
Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments |
Estimated Future Benefit Payments (millions) | Pension Benefits |
2016 | $ | 169 |
2017 | 170 |
2018 | 172 |
2019 | 180 |
2020 | 188 |
2021-2025 | 1,068 |

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