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Long-term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract] |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] | The following table provides the Company’s long-term debt balance as of February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013:
| February 1, 2014 |  | February 2, 2013
| (in millions)
Senior Unsecured Debt with Subsidiary Guarantee |  |  |
$1 billion, 5.625% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due February 2022 (“2022 Notes”) | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |
$1 billion, 6.625% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due April 2021 (“2021 Notes”) | 1,000 |  |  | 1,000 |
$500 million, 5.625% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due October 2023 (“2023 Notes”) | 500 |  |  | — |
$500 million, 8.50% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due June 2019, Less Unamortized Discount (“2019 Notes”) (a) | 494 |  |  | 489 |
$400 million, 7.00% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due May 2020 (“2020 Notes”) | 400 |  |  | 400 |
Total Senior Unsecured Debt with Subsidiary Guarantee | $ | 3,394 |  |  | $ | 2,889 |
Senior Unsecured Debt |  |  |
$700 million, 6.90% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due July 2017, Less Unamortized Discount (“2017 Notes”) (b) | $ | 718 |  |  | $ | 721 |
$350 million, 6.95% Fixed Interest Rate Debentures due March 2033, Less Unamortized Discount (“2033 Notes”) | 350 |  |  | 350 |
$300 million, 7.60% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due July 2037, Less Unamortized Discount (“2037 Notes”) | 299 |  |  | 299 |
5.25% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due November 2014, Less Unamortized Discount (“2014 Notes”) (c) | 215 |  |  | 218 |
Total Senior Unsecured Debt | $ | 1,582 |  |  | $ | 1,588 |
Total | $ | 4,976 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | (215 | ) |  | — |
Total Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion | $ | 4,761 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |
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(a) | The balance as of February 1, 2014 includes a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $2 million.
(b) | The balances include a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $19 million as of February 1, 2014 and $22 million as of February 2, 2013.
(c) | The principal balance outstanding was $213 million as of both February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013. The balances include a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $3 million as of February 1, 2014 and $5 million as of February 2, 2013.
Schedule of Principal Payments due on Long-term Debt [Text Block] | The following table provides principal payments due on long-term debt in the next five fiscal years and the remaining years thereafter:
Fiscal Year (in millions) |
2014 | $ | 213 |
2015 | — |
2016 | — |
2017 | 700 |
2018 | — |
Thereafter | 4,050 |

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