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Derivative Financial Instruments - Effects Of Derivative Financial Instruments On OCI And Consolidated Statements Of Income (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amounts Subject to Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements	$ 0	$ 0
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Operating expenses	$ 5,559,000,000	4,960,000,000	$ 4,587,000,000
Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses	10,250,000,000	10,258,000,000	9,789,000,000
Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net		0	0
Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(29,000,000)	(13,000,000)	0
Operating expenses
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(4,000,000)	(34,000,000)	30,000,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) recognized in OCI, effective portion, net	18,000,000	50,000,000	(60,000,000)
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) recognized in OCI, effective portion, net	0	0	(1,000,000)
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Expense | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	0	0	0
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Expense | Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(29,000,000)	(13,000,000)	0
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Operating expenses | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(4,000,000)	(33,000,000)	29,000,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Operating expenses | Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ 0	$ (1,000,000)	$ 1,000,000

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