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Credit Card Receivables Transaction (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Jan. 30, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Profit-sharing included in segment SG&A |  | $ 641 | $ 629 | $ 555
Credit card receivables |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of credit card portfolio | $ 391 |  |  |
Consideration from sale of consumer credit card portfolio | 5,700 |  |  |
Transfers of financial assets accounted for as sale, initial fair value of assets obtained as proceeds | $ 225 |  |  |

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