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Credit Facilities Credit Facilities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	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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Description of the credit rating indicative of likelihood of repayment of the debt instrument given by a credit rating agency (for example, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch).

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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