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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total shown on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
($ in millions) | February 1, 2020 |  | February 2, 2019 |  | February 3, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,364 |  |  | $ | 1,081 |  |  | $ | 1,783 |
Restricted cash included in other current assets | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets (1) | 17 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 15 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | $ | 1,381 |  |  | $ | 1,420 |  |  | $ | 1,799 |
__________ (1) Fiscal 2018 included $320 million of consideration held by a third party in connection with the purchase of a building that was completed in fiscal 2019.
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block] |
Schedule of estimated property and equipment useful lives | Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Estimated useful lives are as follows:
Category |  | Term
Leasehold improvements |  | Shorter of remaining lease term or economic life, up to 15 years
Furniture and equipment |  | Up to 10 years
Software |  | 3 to 7 years
Buildings and building improvements |  | Up to 39 years
Foreign Currency Disclosure [Text Block] | The aggregate transaction gains and losses recorded in operating expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:
|  | Fiscal Year
($ in millions) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 31 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from certain derivative financial instruments |  | 4 |  |  | 34 |  |  | (30 | )
Net foreign exchange gain |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |

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