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Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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May 04, 2013 | Apr. 28, 2012
Comprehensive Income Loss |  |
Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table provides the rollforward of additional detail regarding the composition of accumulated other comprehensive income for the first quarter 2013:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
| (in millions)
Balance as of February 2, 2013 | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | )
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 4 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (1 | )
Balance as of May 4, 2013 | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 3 |
| The following table provides the rollforward of additional detail regarding the composition of accumulated other comprehensive income for the first quarter 2012:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
| (in millions)
Balance as of January 28, 2012 | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | — |
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (4 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |
Balance as of April 28, 2012 | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 5 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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