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Credit Facilities Credit Facilities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013 Agreement | Feb. 02, 2013 Five Year Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2012 China Facilities [Member] CNY | Feb. 02, 2013 Amended China Facilities [Member] [Domain] USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2013 Amended China Facilities [Member] [Domain] CNY | Jan. 28, 2012 Amended China Facilities [Member] [Domain] USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2013 Moody's, Baa3 Rating [Member] | Feb. 02, 2013 Fitch, BBB- Rating [Member] | Feb. 02, 2013 Standard & Poor's, BB+ Rating [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 500 | 196 | $ 40 | 250 |  | $ 50 |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity term, years |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  | Apr. 07, 2016 |  |  |  |  | Sep. 30, 2014 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 19 | 0 |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | 470 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Agreements Related to China Credit Facilities | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Guarantees Related to Leases |  |  |  | $ 4 | 24 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Annual Fixed Coverage Ratio | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Annual Leverage Ratio | 2.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Credit Rating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Baa3 | BBB- | BB+

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