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Additional Financial Statement Information Additional Financial Statement Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013
Additional Financial Statement Information [Abstract] |
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments [Table Text Block] | Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Cash (1) |  | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 876 |
Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits |  | 304 |  |  | 685 |
Money market funds |  | 189 |  |  | 224 |
Domestic commercial paper |  | 25 |  |  | 100 |
Cash equivalents |  | 518 |  |  | 1,009 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 1,460 |  |  | $ | 1,885 |
Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term investments |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | — |
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(1) | Cash includes $71 million and $59 million of amounts in transit from banks for customer credit card and debit card transactions as of February 2, 2013 and January 28, 2012, respectively.
Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] | Other current assets consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 331 |  |  | $ | 297 |
Current portion of deferred tax assets |  | 220 |  |  | 205 |
Prepaid minimum rent and occupancy expenses |  | 147 |  |  | 144 |
Prepaid income taxes |  | 60 |  |  | 101 |
Derivative financial instruments |  | 49 |  |  | 12 |
Prepaid catalog expenses |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |
Restricted cash |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Other |  | 53 |  |  | 42 |
Other current assets |  | $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 809 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Leasehold improvements |  | $ | 3,131 |  |  | $ | 3,168 |
Furniture and equipment |  | 2,464 |  |  | 2,463 |
Land, buildings, and building improvements |  | 1,101 |  |  | 1,096 |
Software |  | 1,078 |  |  | 960 |
Construction-in-progress |  | 136 |  |  | 96 |
Property and equipment, at cost |  | 7,910 |  |  | 7,783 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | (5,291 | ) |  | (5,260 | )
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  | $ | 2,619 |  |  | $ | 2,523 |
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block] | Other long-term assets consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Long-term income tax-related assets |  | $ | 244 |  |  | $ | 258 |
Goodwill |  | 184 |  |  | 99 |
Trade names |  | 92 |  |  | 54 |
Lease rights, key money, and favorable lease assets, net of accumulated amortization of $144 and $140 |  | 31 |  |  | 22 |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  | 27 |  |  | 22 |
Restricted cash |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net of accumulated amortization of $15 and $14 |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |
Derivative financial instruments |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Other |  | 119 |  |  | 122 |
Other long-term assets |  | $ | 719 |  |  | $ | 590 |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Accrued compensation and benefits |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 292 |
Unredeemed gift cards, gift certificates, and credit vouchers, net of breakage |  | 232 |  |  | 228 |
Short-term deferred rent and tenant allowances |  | 93 |  |  | 104 |
Insurance liabilities |  | 72 |  |  | 70 |
Sales return allowance |  | 27 |  |  | 21 |
Accrued advertising |  | 26 |  |  | 26 |
Credit card reward points and certificates liability |  | 18 |  |  | 14 |
Derivative financial instruments |  | 14 |  |  | 14 |
Short-term asset retirement obligations |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |
Short-term lease loss reserve |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Other |  | 230 |  |  | 215 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  | $ | 1,092 |  |  | $ | 998 |
Lease Incentives and Other Long Term Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities consist of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Long-term deferred rent, tenant allowances, and unfavorable lease liabilities |  | $ | 750 |  |  | $ | 705 |
Long-term income tax-related liabilities |  | 132 |  |  | 129 |
Long-term asset retirement obligations |  | 49 |  |  | 47 |
Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | 27 |  |  | 22 |
Long-term lease loss reserve |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |
Other |  | 27 |  |  | 26 |
Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 986 |  |  | $ | 933 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | Accumulated OCI consists of the following:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Foreign currency translation, net of tax |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 229 |
Accumulated changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | 229 |
Summary of Sales Return Allowance Account [Table Text Block] | A summary of activity in the sales return allowance account is as follows:
($ in millions) |  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012 |  | January 29, 2011
Balance at beginning of fiscal year |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Additions |  | 845 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 712 |
Returns |  | (839 | ) |  | (721 | ) |  | (712 | )
Balance at end of fiscal year |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 22 |

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