Long-term Debt (Schedule Of Long-term Debt Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017
Debt, Current	$ (89)	$ (87)	$ (44)
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	5,808	5,794	5,746
Total Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion	5,719	5,707	5,702
Fixed Rate 8.50% Notes Due June 2019 [Member]
Fair Value Interest Rate Hedge Adjustment			2
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Senior Unsecured Debt with Subsidiary Guarantee	5,074	5,062	5,057
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.875% Notes Due November 2035 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	990	990	989
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.625 Percent Notes Due February 2022 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	994	994	993
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.625 Percent Notes Due April 2021 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	995	994	993
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.625% Notes Due October 2023 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	497	497	497
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.25% Notes Due February 2028 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	495	495	0
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 8.50% Notes Due June 2019 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	0	0	496
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 7.00% Notes Due May 2020 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	398	398	397
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Foreign Facilities with Parent Guarantee [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent	12	1	0
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.75% Notes Due July 2036 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	693	693	692
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	734	732	689
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Foreign Facilities with Parent Guarantee [Member]
Other Short-term Borrowings	89	87	44
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.95% Debentures Due March 2033 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	348	348	348
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 7.60% Notes Due July 2037 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	$ 297	$ 297	$ 297

Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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