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Fair Value Measurements Long Lived Assets Impairment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018
Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 1,364 | $ 1,081 | $ 1,783
Current Fiscal Year End Date |  | --02-01 |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  | $ 98 | 14 | 28
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Impairment Charges |  | 337 | 14 | 28
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating lease Impairment [Member] |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long Lived Asset at Carrying Value |  | 865 |  |
Impaired Asset at Fair Value |  | 626 |  |
Flagship Impairment |  | 223 | 0 | 0
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges |  | 2 | 0 | 0
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  | 14 | 0 | 0
Total Impairment Charges | [1] | 239 | 0 | 0
Store Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long Lived Asset at Carrying Value |  | 99 | 15 | 30
Impaired Asset at Fair Value |  | 1 | 1 | 2
Flagship Impairment |  | 73 | 0 | 0
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges |  | 11 | 0 | 0
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  | 14 | 14 | 28
Total Impairment Charges | [2] | $ 98 | $ 14 | $ 28
[1] | The impairment charge of operating lease assets reduced the then carrying amount of the applicable operating lease assets of $865 million to their fair value of $626 million during fiscal 2019.
[2] | The impairment charge reduced the then carrying amount of the applicable store assets of $99 million, $15 million, and $30 million to their fair value of $1 million, $1 million, and $2 million during fiscal 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

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