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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2021 | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2017
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate | 21.00% |  |  |  | 35.00%
Tax Act |  |  | $ (23) |  |
Adjusted provisional tax liability |  |  |  | $ 23 |
Total net operating loss carryforwards | $ 109 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration | 103 |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 127 | $ 96 |  |  |
Change in the valuation allowance, related to the international net operating loss carryforwards and other international deferred tax assets | 31 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized | 307 | 300 | 282 |  |
Interest expense recognized as component of income tax expense | 4 | 11 | 10 |  |
Accrued interest in income tax expense | 74 | $ 67 | $ 53 |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense | 120 |  |  |  |
International [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total net operating loss carryforwards | 2 |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 8 |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards, valuation allowance | 2 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance | 8 |  |  |  |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total net operating loss carryforwards | 9 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration | 8 |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards, valuation allowance | 6 |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member] | Federal [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 6 |  |  |  |
State [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration | 4 |  |  |  |
State [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards, valuation allowance | 111 |  |  |  |
State [Member] | Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | $ 5 |  |  |  |

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