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Segment and Geographic Information - Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($) | May 02, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) segments | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2014
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 13,482 |  | $ 8,945 |  | $ 8,533 |  | $ 8,443 |  | $ 13,623 |  | $ 8,819 |  | $ 8,528 |  | $ 8,558 |  | $ 39,403 |  | $ 39,528 |  | $ 40,339 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 881 | [1] | $ 312 | [1] | $ 289 | [1] | $ 372 | [1] | 771 | [2] | $ 230 | [2] | $ 288 | [2] | $ 86 | [2] | 1,854 | [1] | 1,375 | [2] | 1,450 |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 2 |  | 13 |
Investment income and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 |  | 13 |  | 14 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (72) |  | (80) |  | (90) |
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,816 |  | 1,310 |  | 1,387 |
Total Assets | [3] | 13,856 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,519 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,856 |  | 13,519 |  | 15,245 |
Total capital expenditures | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 582 |  | 649 |  | 561 |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 654 |  | 657 |  | 656 |
Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,248 |  | $ 36,365 |  | $ 36,055 |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,764 |  | $ 1,585 |  | $ 1,437 |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | [3] | 12,496 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,318 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,496 |  | 12,318 |  | 12,987 |
Total capital expenditures | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 526 |  | $ 602 |  | $ 519 |
Domestic [Member] | Consumer Electronics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.00% |  | 32.00% |  | 31.00% |
Domestic [Member] | Computing and Mobile Phones [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.00% |  | 46.00% |  | 47.00% |
Domestic [Member] | Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  | 8.00% |  | 9.00% |
Domestic [Member] | Appliances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  | 8.00% |  | 7.00% |
Domestic [Member] | Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |
Domestic [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 1.00% |  | 1.00% |
International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,155 |  | $ 3,163 |  | $ 4,284 |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90 |  | $ (210) |  | $ 13 |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets | [3] | $ 1,360 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,201 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,360 |  | 1,201 |  | 2,258 |
Total capital expenditures | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56 |  | $ 47 |  | $ 42 |
International [Member] | Consumer Electronics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.00% |  | 31.00% |  | 30.00% |
International [Member] | Computing and Mobile Phones [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.00% |  | 48.00% |  | 49.00% |
International [Member] | Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  | 9.00% |  | 9.00% |
International [Member] | Appliances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |
International [Member] | Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |
International [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  | 1.00% |  | 1.00% |
Maximum percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00%
Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 654 |  | $ 657 |  | $ 656 |
Continuing Operations [Member] | Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 613 |  | 613 |  | 575 |
Continuing Operations [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41 |  | $ 44 |  | $ 81 |
[1] | Includes $29 million, $0 million, $1 million and $9 million of restructuring charges recorded in the fiscal first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, and $39 million for the 12 months ended January 28, 2017, related to measures we took to restructure our businesses. Also, includes $161 million of cathode ray tube litigation settlements, net of related legal fees and costs, recorded in the fiscal first quarter and in the 12 months ended January 28, 2017, related to products purchased and sold in prior fiscal years.
[2] | Includes $186 million, $(4) million, $7 million and $12 million of restructuring charges recorded in the fiscal first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, and $201 million for the 12 months ended January 30, 2016, related to measures we took to restructure our businesses. Also, includes $67 million, $8 million, $0 million and $2 million of CRT and LCD litigation settlements, net of related legal fees and costs, recorded in the fiscal first, second, third and fourth quarters respectively, and $77 million for the 12 months ended January 30, 2016, related to products purchased and sold in prior fiscal years.
[3] | (1) The Domestic segment operating income includes certain operations, which are based in foreign tax jurisdictions and primarily relate to sourcing products into the U.S.
[4] | For fiscal 2015, the International segment amounts for assets, capital expenditures and depreciation include amounts from Five Star.

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