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Discontinued Operations
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations Discontinued OperationsOn July 9, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") approved the previously announced Separation of the Victoria’s Secret business into an independent, publicly traded company, Victoria's Secret & Co. On August 2, 2021 (the “Distribution Date”), after the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") market closing, the Separation was completed. The Separation was achieved through the Company's tax-free distribution (the "Distribution") of 100% of the shares of Victoria's Secret & Co. common stock to holders of L Brands, Inc. common stock as of the close of business on the record date of July 22, 2021. The Company's stockholders of record received one share of Victoria’s Secret & Co. common stock for every three shares of the Company's common stock. On August 3, 2021, Victoria’s Secret & Co. became an independent, publicly-traded company trading on the NYSE under the stock symbol "VSCO." The Company retained no ownership interest in Victoria’s Secret & Co. following the Separation.
In July 2021, Victoria’s Secret & Co., prior to the Separation and while a subsidiary of the Company, issued $600 million of 4.625% notes due in July 2029 (the "VSCO Notes"). As of July 31, 2021, the initial proceeds were held in escrow for release to Victoria's Secret & Co. upon satisfaction of certain conditions, including completion of the Separation. Additionally, on August 2, 2021, in connection with the Separation, Victoria's Secret & Co. entered into a term loan facility with an aggregate principal amount of $400 million and a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility with an aggregate principal committed amount of $750 million. In connection with the Separation, Victoria's Secret & Co. received net cash proceeds of $384 million from its $400 million borrowing under its credit facilities. The proceeds from the credit facilities and the $592 million net proceeds from the VSCO Notes were used to fund cash payments of $976 million to the Company in connection with the Separation. The Company does not guarantee the VSCO Notes, the Victoria's Secret & Co. term loan facility or the Victoria's Secret & Co. senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility following the Separation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents of $282 million held by Victoria's Secret subsidiaries were transferred to Victoria's Secret & Co. on the Distribution Date. Additionally, the Company made payments of $94 million during 2021 to Victoria's Secret & Co. following the Separation for costs incurred prior to the Distribution Date pursuant to the terms of the Separation agreements.
During 2021, the Company recognized a net reduction to Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) of $175 million as a result of the Separation, primarily related to the transfer of certain assets and liabilities associated with its Victoria's Secret business to Victoria's Secret & Co., net of the $976 million of cash payments received from Victoria's Secret & Co. Additionally, the Company reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income $8 million of accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments related to the Victoria's Secret business.
In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into several agreements with Victoria's Secret & Co. that govern the relationship of the parties following the spin-off, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Transition Services Agreements, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement and the Domestic Transportation Services Agreement.
Under the terms of the Transition Services Agreements, the Company provides to Victoria's Secret & Co. various services or functions, including human resources, payroll and certain logistics functions. Additionally, Victoria's Secret & Co. provides to the Company various services or functions, including information technology, certain logistics functions, customer marketing and customer call center services. Generally, these services will be performed for a period of up to two years following the Distribution, except for information technology services, which will be provided for a period of up to three years following the Distribution and may be extended for a maximum of two additional one-year periods subject to increased administrative charges. Consideration and costs for the transition services are determined using several billing methodologies as described in the agreements, including customary billing, pass-through billing, percent of sales billing or fixed fee billing. Consideration for transition services provided to Victoria's Secret & Co. are recorded within the 2021 Consolidated Statement of Income based on the nature of the service and as an offset to expenses incurred to provide the services. Costs for transition services provided by Victoria's Secret & Co. are recorded within the 2021 Consolidated Statement of Income based on the nature of the service. During 2021, the Company recognized consideration of $42 million and recognized costs of $55 million pursuant to the Transition Service Agreements.
Under the terms of the Domestic Transportation Services Agreement, the Company provides transportation services for Victoria's Secret & Co. merchandise in the United States and Canada for an initial term of three years following the Distribution, which term will thereafter continuously renew unless and until Victoria’s Secret & Co. or the Company elects to terminate the arrangement upon 18 or 36 months’ prior written notice, respectively. Consideration for the transportation services is determined using customary billing and fixed billing methodologies, which are described in the agreement, and are subject to an administrative charge. Consideration for logistics services provided to Victoria's Secret & Co. are recorded within Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy in the 2021 Consolidated Statement of Income and as an offset to expenses incurred to provide the services. During 2021, the Company recognized consideration of $46 million pursuant to the Domestic Transportation Services Agreement.
In conjunction with the Separation, the Company has contingent obligations relating to certain lease payments under the current terms of noncancelable leases. For additional information, see Note 16, "Commitments and Contingencies."
Financial Information of Discontinued Operations
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) reflects the after-tax results of the Victoria's Secret business and Separation-related fees, and does not include any allocation of general corporate overhead expense or interest expense of the Company.
The following table summarizes the significant line items included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for 2021, 2020 and 2019:
 202120202019
(in millions)
Net Sales$3,194 $5,413 $7,509 
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy(1,841)(3,842)(5,446)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses (a)(975)(1,595)(2,845)
Interest Expense(2)(6)(8)
Other Income (Loss)(3)— 1 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes373 (30)(789)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes115 (9)37 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax$258 $(21)$(826)
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(a)2021 includes Separation-related expenses of $104 million. Prior to the Separation, these costs were reported in the Other category under the Company's previous segment reporting.
The information presented as discontinued operations on the Consolidated Balance Sheets includes certain assets and liabilities that were transferred to Victoria’s Secret & Co. pursuant to the Separation agreements, and excludes certain liabilities that were retained by the Company in connection with the Separation. There were no assets or liabilities classified as discontinued operations as of January 29, 2022.
The following table summarizes the carrying value of the significant classes of assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations as of January 30, 2021:
January 30,
2021
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$335 
Accounts Receivable, Net121 
Inventories701 
Other82 
Current Assets of Discontinued Operations1,239 
Property and Equipment, Net1,078 
Operating Lease Assets1,590 
Trade Names246 
Deferred Income Taxes11 
Other Assets56 
Other Assets of Discontinued Operations$2,981 
Accounts Payable$338 
Accrued Expenses and Other730 
Current Operating Lease Liabilities421 
Income Taxes9 
Current Liabilities of Discontinued Operations1,498 
Deferred Income Taxes93 
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities1,553 
Other Long-term Liabilities21 
Other Long-term Liabilities of Discontinued Operations$1,667 
The cash flows related to discontinued operations have not been segregated, and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. The following table summarizes depreciation and other significant operating non-cash items, capital expenditures and financing activities of discontinued operations for 2021, 2020 and 2019:
202120202019
(in millions)
Depreciation of Long-Lived Assets$158 $326 $411 
Share-based Compensation Expense15 25 38 
Deferred Income Taxes3 16 (40)
Impairment of Victoria's Secret Goodwill— — 720 
Victoria's Secret Asset Impairment Charges— 254 263 
Gain from Victoria's Secret Hong Kong Store Closure and Lease Termination— (39)— 
Gain Related to Formation of Victoria's Secret U.K. Joint Venture— (54)— 
Capital Expenditures(66)(127)(225)
Net Borrowings from (Repayments of) Victoria's Secret Foreign Facilities— (155)5