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Impairments, Store Closing Costs and Gain on Sale of Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2017
Impairments, Store Closing Costs and Other Costs [Abstract] |
Impairments, Store Closing and Other Costs | Impairments, store closing and other costs consist of the following:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (millions)
Asset Impairments | $ | 265 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 33 |
Severance | 168 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 46 |
Other | 46 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 8 |
| $ | 479 |  |  | $ | 288 |  |  | $ | 87 |

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