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Financing Activities | 3 Months Ended
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May 05, 2018
Financing Activities [Abstract] |
Financing Activities | Financing Activities The following table shows the detail of debt repayments:
| 13 weeks ended
| May 5, 2018 |  | April 29, 2017
| (millions)
6.375% Senior notes due 2037 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 135 |
6.7% Senior debentures due 2034 | — |  |  | 11 |
9.5% amortizing debentures due 2021 | 2 |  |  | 2 |
9.75% amortizing debentures due 2021 | 1 |  |  | 1 |
| $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 149 |
During the 13 weeks ended April 29, 2017, the Company repurchased $146 million face value of senior notes and debentures. The debt repurchases were made in the open market for a total cost of $149 million, including expenses related to the transactions. Such repurchases resulted in the recognition of additional interest expense of $3 million during the 13 weeks ended April 29, 2017. This additional interest expense is presented as premium on early retirement of debt on the consolidated statements of income.

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