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Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

	January 31, 2015				February 1, 2014
	(millions)
Accounts payable	$	833			$	746
Gift cards and customer award certificates	907				840
Accrued wages and vacation	193				190
Current portion of post employment and postretirement benefits	190				110
Taxes other than income taxes	187				157
Lease related liabilities	155				153
Current portion of workers’ compensation and general liability reserves	128				131
Accrued interest	93				89
Allowance for future sales returns	93				85
Severance and relocation	46				43
Other	284				266
	$	3,109			$	2,810

Changes in Workers' Compensation and General Liability Reserve Including Current Portion

Changes in workers’ compensation and general liability reserves, including the current portion, are as follows:

	2014				2013				2012
	(millions)
Balance, beginning of year	$	497			$	497			$	493
Charged to costs and expenses	160				147				157
Payments, net of recoveries	(152		)		(147		)		(153		)
Balance, end of year	$	505			$	497			$	497

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Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses.

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