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Stock Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 Y | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Number of Company equity plans prior to 2009 | 2 m_NumberOfEquityPlansPriorToTwoThousandNine |  |
Number of years stock and stock option grant plans are active | 10 m_TermOfStockOptionGrantPlansNumberOfYears |  |
Shares available for additional grants under the Company's equity plan | 24 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant |  |
Tax benefit recognized in Statement of Operations related to stock-based compensation | $ 26 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense | $ 22 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense | $ 22 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Evaluation period of performance-based restricted stock plan for senior executives | 3 m_EvaluationPeriodOfPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanInYears |  |
Cash payment of stock credit plan balance |  | 32 m_CashPaymentOfStockCreditPlanBalance | 28 m_CashPaymentOfStockCreditPlanBalance
Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Number of years of service required to vest in stock based compensation plans | 1 m_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriodNumberOfYears / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_RestrictedStockAndTimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitAwardsMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Number of years of service required to vest in stock based compensation plans | 4 m_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriodNumberOfYears / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_RestrictedStockAndTimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitAwardsMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock awards | 29 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock awards | 1 year 4 months 24 days |  |
Employee Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Number of years of service required to vest in stock based compensation plans | 4 m_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriodNumberOfYears / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock awards | $ 62 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock awards | 1 year 9 months 18 days |  |
2008 Stock Credit Grant Plan [Member] |  |  |
Evaluation of period of stock credit plan in years |  |  | 2 m_EvaluationOfPeriodOfStockCreditPlanInYears / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_TwoThousandEightStockCreditGrantPlanMember
Number of stock credit awards outstanding |  |  | 836,268 m_NumberOfStockCreditAwardsOutstanding / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_TwoThousandEightStockCreditGrantPlanMember
2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] |  |  |
Common Stock Shares Authorized to be issued under stock compensation plan | 51 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_TwoThousandNineOmnibusIncentiveCompensationPlanMember |  |
CMD Committee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan [Member] |  |  |
Evaluation period of performance-based restricted stock plan for senior executives | 3 m_EvaluationPeriodOfPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanInYears / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_CmdCommitteePerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanMember |  |
CMD Committee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Percentage range of shares received by grant recipient based on target shares granted | 0.00%m_PercentageRangeOfSharesReceivedByGrantRecipientBasedOnTargetAmountOfShares / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_CmdCommitteePerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Number of companies in executive peer group for compensation plans | 10 m_NumberOfCompaniesInCompensationPeerGroupForShareBasedCompensationPlans / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_CmdCommitteePerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
CMD Committee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Percentage range of shares received by grant recipient based on target shares granted | 150.00%m_PercentageRangeOfSharesReceivedByGrantRecipientBasedOnTargetAmountOfShares / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_CmdCommitteePerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Number of companies in executive peer group for compensation plans | 12 m_NumberOfCompaniesInCompensationPeerGroupForShareBasedCompensationPlans / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = m_CmdCommitteePerformanceBasedRestrictedStockPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |

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- Definition Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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