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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2018
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Percentage of Sales on Enterprise-Wide Basis by Merchandise Category | For 2017, 2016 and 2015, the following merchandise constituted the following percentages of sales:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Women’s Accessories, Intimate Apparel, Shoes, Cosmetics and Fragrances | 38 | % |  | 38 | % |  | 38 | %
Women’s Apparel | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Men’s and Children’s | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Home/Miscellaneous | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
| 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Advertising Costs and Cooperative Advertising Allowances [Table Text Block] | Advertising and promotional costs and cooperative advertising allowances were as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (millions)
Gross advertising and promotional costs | $ | 1,397 |  |  | $ | 1,547 |  |  | $ | 1,587 |
Cooperative advertising allowances | 289 |  |  | 394 |  |  | 414 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances | $ | 1,108 |  |  | $ | 1,153 |  |  | $ | 1,173 |
Net sales | $ | 24,837 |  |  | $ | 25,778 |  |  | $ | 27,079 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances, as a percent to net sales | 4.5 | % |  | 4.5 | % |  | 4.3 | %

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