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Fair Value Measurements - Recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 29, 2016 | Apr. 29, 2017 | Jan. 28, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Other Assets | $ 2 |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 24 | $ 290 | $ 56
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 260 | 0 | 93
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 11 | 15 | 454
Short-term Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 150 | 349 | 110
Short-term Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,798 | 1,332 | 1,032
Short-term Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bond Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 0 | 0 | 78
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | 2 | 7 | 0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | 60 | 60 | 0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | 101 | 100 | 79
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange and Other Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | 7 | 2 | 0
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Marketable securities that fund deferred compensation [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 97 | 96 | 96
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 4 | 13 | 15
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 0 | 0 | 2
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange and Other Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  | 0 | 3 | 13
Long-Term Liabilities Held-for-Sale [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | $ 1 | $ 0 | $ 0

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