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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019
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Level 1 [Member] | Money market funds |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | [1] | $ 524 | $ 98
Other current assets | [1] | 16 | 82
Level 1 [Member] | Marketable securities that fund deferred compensation |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Other assets | [2] | 48 | 44
Level 2 [Member] | Time deposits |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | [3] | 185 | 300
Other current assets | [3] | 101 | 101
Level 2 [Member] | Commercial paper |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | [1] | 75 |
Level 2 [Member] | Foreign currency derivative instruments |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Other current assets | [4] | 1 |
Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Derivative Instruments [Member] |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |
Other assets | [4] | $ 89 | 26
Liabilities |  |  |
Long-term liabilities | [4] |  | $ 1
[1] | Valued at quoted market prices.
[2] | Valued using select mutual fund performance that trade with sufficient frequency and volume to obtain pricing information on an ongoing basis.
[3] | Valued at face value plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.
[4] | Valued using readily observable market inputs. These instruments are custom, over-the-counter contracts with various bank counterparties that are not traded on an active market.

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