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Goodwill, Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 28, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2009 | Jan. 28, 2012
Goodwill | $ 1,318 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 1,318 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | 1 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | 3 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |  |  |  |
Victoria's Secret Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 690 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_VictoriasSecretSegmentMember | 690 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_VictoriasSecretSegmentMember |  |  |  |  |
LaSenza [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  | 12 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember |  | 189 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember | 119 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (excluding goodwill) |  |  |  | 75 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember | 112 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember | 25 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember |
Impairment charges of finite lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 6 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lb_LasenzaMember |  |  |

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