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Share Repurchases | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2019
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) | November 2, 2019 |  | November 3, 2018 |  | November 2, 2019 |  | November 3, 2018
Number of shares repurchased (1) | 2.9 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 7.5 |  |  | 10.0 |
Total cost | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 300 |
Average per share cost including commissions | $ | 17.17 |  |  | $ | 28.09 |  |  | $ | 19.85 |  |  | $ | 30.01 |
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(1) | Excludes shares withheld to settle employee statutory tax withholding related to the vesting of stock units.
In February 2019, the Board of Directors approved a new $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization (the "February 2019 repurchase program") which superseded and replaced a February 2016 repurchase authorization. The February 2019 repurchase program had $850 million remaining as of November 2, 2019. The February 2016 repurchase authorization had $287 million remaining as of February 2, 2019. All of the share repurchases were paid for as of November 2, 2019, February 2, 2019, and November 3, 2018. All common stock repurchased is immediately retired.

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