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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value | $ 9 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue |  |
Property Lease Guarantee [Member] |  |  |
Lease guarantees remaining after disposition of certain businesses |  | 24 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember |
Property Lease Guarantee [Member] | Express Limited Stores and New York and Company [Member] |  |  |
Lease guarantees remaining after disposition of certain businesses |  | 11 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember / lb_LossContingenciesByTypeOfCaseAxis = lb_ExpressLimitedStoresAndNewYorkAndCompanyMember | 22 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember / lb_LossContingenciesByTypeOfCaseAxis = lb_ExpressLimitedStoresAndNewYorkAndCompanyMember
Lease guarantees, estimated fair value |  | $ 1 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember / lb_LossContingenciesByTypeOfCaseAxis = lb_ExpressLimitedStoresAndNewYorkAndCompanyMember | $ 1 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember / lb_LossContingenciesByTypeOfCaseAxis = lb_ExpressLimitedStoresAndNewYorkAndCompanyMember

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