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Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2017 | Jan. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | 22.5 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant | 19.2 |  |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Term | 10 years |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period | 3 years |  |
Time-Based Share Awards [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Minimum | 3 years |  |
Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Maximum | 3 years |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Annual Vesting Percentage | 33.00% |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights | 25% of the award vests on the date of grant and 25% vests on each of the three anniversary dates thereafter |  |
Employee Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Purchase Date | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Amount Accumulated by Plan Participants | $ 3 | $ 2 |

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- Definition Maximum period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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