Stock Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount

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The amount of stock repurchased during the period which was delivered upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts.

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Number of shares repurchased during the period that were delivered upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts.

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The price paid per share to immediately purchase the targeted number of shares on the date of executing the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405686&loc=d3e22802-112653

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

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-Publisher SEC
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-Article 3

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Paragraph 29, 30
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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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Share Repurchase - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015	May. 02, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cumulative shares of common stock repurchased (in shares)	11.4		3.7
Total investment	$ 893,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Shares delivered upon noncash settlement			0.1
Total cash investment	$ 893,000,000					$ 3,445,000,000
Repurchase of Share Repurchase Program 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Authorized expansion amount of existing share repurchase program							$ 5,000,000,000
New amount of existing share repurchase program							$ 10,000,000,000
Cumulative shares of common stock repurchased (in shares)					106.0
Price per share (in dollars per share)					$ 70.51
Total investment					$ 7,500,000,000
Cash Investment
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total cash investment			$ 3,000,000
Prepaid Forward Contracts Market Value
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Aggregate market value			$ 7,000,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Price per share (in dollars per share)				$ 80.74
Total cash investment				$ 265,000,000
Shares retired		1.1	2.2