New Accounting Pronouncements (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018
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New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]	New Accounting Pronouncements Share-Based Compensation In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. On a prospective basis, this standard requires recognition of the income tax effects of share-based awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are exercised. These effects were historically recorded in equity on the balance sheet. As a result, the Company recognized $13 million of excess tax benefits related to share-based awards in Provision for Income Taxes in the 2017 Consolidated Statement of Income. The standard also requires all tax-related cash flows from share-based awards to be reported as operating activities on the statements of cash flows and any cash payments made to taxing authorities on an employee's behalf from withheld shares as financing activities. The retrospective application of these changes resulted in a $100 million increase in operating cash flows and a corresponding decrease to financing cash flows on the 2016 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and a $158 million increase in operating cash flows and a corresponding decrease to financing cash flows on the 2015 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Further, as allowed by the standard, the Company will continue to estimate award forfeitures at the time awards are granted and adjust, if necessary, in subsequent periods based on historical experience and expected future forfeiture rates. Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2014, the FASB issued ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was further clarified and amended in 2015 and 2016. This guidance requires companies to recognize revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This guidance will be effective beginning in fiscal 2018. The standard allows for either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective transition method. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 under the modified retrospective approach. Under the new standard, income from the Victoria's Secret private label credit card arrangement, which has historically been presented as a reduction to General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses, will be presented as revenue. Further, current accounting related to loyalty points earned under the Victoria's Secret customer loyalty program will change as the Company will begin to defer revenue associated with customer loyalty points until the points are redeemed using a relative stand-alone selling price method. The new standard will also change accounting for sales returns which requires balance sheet presentation on a gross basis. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company will record a cumulative catch-up adjustment resulting in a reduction to opening retained earnings, net of tax, of approximately $28 million primarily relating to the deferral of revenue related to outstanding points, net of estimated forfeitures, under the Victoria's Secret customer loyalty program. Fair Value of Financial Instruments In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The standard requires the recognition of changes in the fair value of marketable equity securities in net income as compared to today's treatment in accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and record an increase to opening retained earnings, net of tax, of $2 million. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC 842, Leases, which requires companies classified as lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to today’s accounting. The new standard also will result in enhanced quantitative and qualitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, to provide greater insight into the extent of revenue and expense recognized and expected to be recognized from existing leases. The standard currently requires a modified retrospective transition approach. In January 2018, the FASB issued an exposure draft that would provide companies an option that would not require earlier periods to be restated upon adoption. The standard is effective beginning in fiscal 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts that this standard will have on its Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows. The Company currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption of the standard. Thus, the Company expects adoption will result in a material increase to the assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Hedging Activities In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which is intended to better align risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships. The new standard eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. It also eases certain documentation and assessment requirements. This guidance will be effective beginning in fiscal 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Share-Based Compensation

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. On a prospective basis, this standard requires recognition of the income tax effects of share-based awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are exercised. These effects were historically recorded in equity on the balance sheet. As a result, the Company recognized $13 million of excess tax benefits related to share-based awards in Provision for Income Taxes in the 2017 Consolidated Statement of Income. The standard also requires all tax-related cash flows from share-based awards to be reported as operating activities on the statements of cash flows and any cash payments made to taxing authorities on an employee's behalf from withheld shares as financing activities. The retrospective application of these changes resulted in a $100 million increase in operating cash flows and a corresponding decrease to financing cash flows on the 2016 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and a $158 million increase in operating cash flows and a corresponding decrease to financing cash flows on the 2015 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Further, as allowed by the standard, the Company will continue to estimate award forfeitures at the time awards are granted and adjust, if necessary, in subsequent periods based on historical experience and expected future forfeiture rates.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was further clarified and amended in 2015 and 2016. This guidance requires companies to recognize revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This guidance will be effective beginning in fiscal 2018. The standard allows for either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective transition method.

The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 under the modified retrospective approach. Under the new standard, income from the Victoria's Secret private label credit card arrangement, which has historically been presented as a reduction to General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses, will be presented as revenue. Further, current accounting related to loyalty points earned under the Victoria's Secret customer loyalty program will change as the Company will begin to defer revenue associated with customer loyalty points until the points are redeemed using a relative stand-alone selling price method. The new standard will also change accounting for sales returns which requires balance sheet presentation on a gross basis.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company will record a cumulative catch-up adjustment resulting in a reduction to opening retained earnings, net of tax, of approximately $28 million primarily relating to the deferral of revenue related to outstanding points, net of estimated forfeitures, under the Victoria's Secret customer loyalty program.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The standard requires the recognition of changes in the fair value of marketable equity securities in net income as compared to today's treatment in accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and record an increase to opening retained earnings, net of tax, of $2 million.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC 842, Leases, which requires companies classified as lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to today’s accounting. The new standard also will result in enhanced quantitative and qualitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, to provide greater insight into the extent of revenue and expense recognized and expected to be recognized from existing leases. The standard currently requires a modified retrospective transition approach. In January 2018, the FASB issued an exposure draft that would provide companies an option that would not require earlier periods to be restated upon adoption. The standard is effective beginning in fiscal 2019, with early adoption permitted.

The Company is currently evaluating the impacts that this standard will have on its Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows. The Company currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption of the standard. Thus, the Company expects adoption will result in a material increase to the assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which is intended to better align risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships. The new standard eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. It also eases certain documentation and assessment requirements. This guidance will be effective beginning in fiscal 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows.