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Income Taxes Income Tax Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 03, 2018 | Feb. 01, 2020
Income Tax Items [Line Items] |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Foreign |  | $ 3
Provisional tax impact of federal reform [Member] |  |
Income Tax Items [Line Items] |  |
Other Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 57 |
Tax benefit from legal entity structuring that was also impacted by tax reform [Member] |  |
Income Tax Items [Line Items] |  |
Other Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ (23) |

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