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Acquisition (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 07, 2019 | May 09, 2019 | Oct. 01, 2018 | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 787 | $ 145 | $ 787
Intangible assets | [1] |  |  | 373 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 490 | $ 984 | $ 915
Transaction costs |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Critical Signal Technologies, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 125 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 52 |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  | 3 |  |  |
BioSensics, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | $ 20 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |
Amortization period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 19 |  |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 235 |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Critical Signal Technologies, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | $ 83 |  |  |
Amortization period |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
Tradename [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 63 |  |
Developed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 52 |  |
Commercial customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 23 |  |
[1] | The adjusted fair value of Intangible assets included consumer customer relationships of $235 million (amortized over 5 years), tradename of $63 million (amortized over 8 years), developed technology of $52 million (amortized over 5 years) and commercial customer relationships of $23 million (amortized over 10 years).

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