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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) Reportable_Segments	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Number of Reportable Segments | Reportable_Segments			3
Net Sales	$ 2,482	$ 2,319	$ 7,759	$ 7,385
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 339	284	$ 1,114	996
Number of Stores	29		29
Victoria's Secret [Member]
Net Sales	$ 1,567	1,452	$ 5,058	4,801
Operating Income (Loss)	211	191	797	762
Bath & Body Works [Member]
Net Sales	705	660	2,067	1,946
Operating Income (Loss)	136	93	371	288
Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International [Member]
Net Sales	93	79	273	230
Operating Income (Loss)	18	17	60	49
Other [Member]
Net Sales	117	128	361	408
Operating Income (Loss)	(26)	(17)	(114)	(103)
International [Member]
International sales	$ 295	$ 304	$ 901	$ 938

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