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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 28, 2012 | Jan. 29, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 5.95 Percent Notes Due April 2021 | Feb. 02, 2013 5.95 Percent Notes Due April 2021 | Jan. 28, 2012 5.95 Percent Notes Due April 2021 | Aug. 31, 2012 $400 Million, Five-Year, Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2016 | Apr. 28, 2012 $400 Million, Five-Year, Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2016 | Apr. 30, 2011 $400 Million, Five-Year, Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2016 | Jan. 28, 2012 $400 Million, Five-Year, Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2016 | Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member] $400 Million, Five-Year, Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Notes, interest rate |  |  |  | 5.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes, maturity date |  |  |  | Apr. 12, 2021 |  |  |  |  | Apr. 07, 2016 |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  |  | 1,240,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs | 0 | 11,000,000 | 0 | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value |  |  |  |  | 1,410,000,000 | 1,190,000,000 |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |
Debt instrument maturity term, years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Annual repayment amount of unsecured term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |
Final repayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,000,000 |  |
Repayment of unsecured term loan | $ 400,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 360,000,000 | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  | 2.00% |
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment |  |  |  |  | semi-annually |  |  |  |  |  | quarterly

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