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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill, by Segment | The changes in the carrying values of goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames by segment were as follows in the three months ended May 2, 2015 ($ in millions):
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite-lived Tradenames
| Domestic |  | Domestic |  | International |  | Total
Balances at January 31, 2015 | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 57 |
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Canada brand restructuring(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (40 | ) |  | (40 | )
Balances at May 2, 2015 | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |
(1) | Represents the Future Shop tradename impaired as a result of the Canadian brand consolidation in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. See Note 5, Restructuring Charges, for further discussion of the Canadian brand consolidation.
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Schedule of Gross Amount of Goodwill and Accumulated Goodwill Impairment Losses | The following table provides the gross carrying amount of goodwill and cumulative goodwill impairment ($ in millions):
| April 30, 2016 |  | January 30, 2016 |  | May 2, 2015
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Cumulative Impairment |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Cumulative Impairment |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Cumulative Impairment
Goodwill | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | (675 | ) |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | (675 | ) |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | (675 | )
[1] | Represents the Future Shop tradename impaired as a result of the Canadian brand consolidation in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. See Note 5, Restructuring Charges, for further discussion of the Canadian brand consolidation.

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