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Share Repurchases | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
Disclosure Share Repurchase Activity [Abstract] |
Share Repurchases | Share Repurchases Share repurchase activity is as follows:
| 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended
($ and shares in millions except average per share cost) | October 31, 2015 |  | November 1, 2014 |  | October 31, 2015 |  | November 1, 2014
Number of shares repurchased | 6.2 |  |  | 11.4 |  |  | 21.8 |  |  | 26.0 |
Total cost | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 807 |  |  | $ | 1,016 |
Average per share cost including commissions | $ | 32.17 |  |  | $ | 37.95 |  |  | $ | 36.93 |  |  | $ | 39.15 |
Between November 2013 and February 2015, the Board of Directors authorized a total of $2.5 billion for share repurchases, of which $495 million was remaining as of October 31, 2015. All of the share repurchases were paid for as of October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014. All except $15 million of total share repurchases were paid for as of January 31, 2015. All common stock repurchased is immediately retired.

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