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Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 30, 2016 | May. 02, 2015
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Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,378 |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Including Current Maturities |  |  | $ 1,734 | $ 1,600
Financing Lease Obligations | 184 |  | 178 | 60
Long-term debt, excluding debt discounts and issuance costs and financing and capital lease obligations | 1,165 |  | 1,525 | 1,505
Less: current portion | (44) | [1] | (395) | (383)
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities | 1,334 |  | 1,339 | 1,217
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 1,249 |  | 1,543 | 1,572
2016 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 0 |  | 350 | 350
2018 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 500 |  | 500 | 500
2021 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 650 |  | 650 | 650
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 15 |  | 25 | 5
Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,165 |  | 1,525 | 1,505
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 35 |  | 38 | 43
Debt discounts and issuance costs [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ (6) |  | $ (7) | $ (8)
[1] | Our 2016 Notes, due March 15, 2016, were classified in our current portion of long-term debt as of January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively. In March 2016, we repaid the 2016 Notes using existing cash resources.

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