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Goodwill and Trade Names - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill (1) | [1] | $ 109 | $ 109 |
Trade names (2) | [2] | 121 | 92 |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  | 0 | 0 | $ 0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  | 0 | 0 | $ 0
Intermix [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill (1) |  | 10 | 10 |
Trade names (2) |  | 38 | 38 |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  | 0 | 0 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  | 0 |  |
Athleta [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill (1) |  | 99 | 99 |
Trade names (2) |  | 54 | 54 |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  | 0 | 0 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  | 0 |  |
Janie and Jack [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Trade names (2) |  | 29 | $ 29 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |  | $ 0 |  |
[1] | Includes $99 million and $10 million related to Athleta and Intermix, respectively.
[2] | Includes $54 million, $38 million, and $29 million related to Athleta, Intermix, and Janie and Jack, respectively.

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