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Revenue (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2019
Revenue Details [Abstract] |
Changes in the Liability for Unredeemed Gift Cards and Customer Loyalty Program [Table Text Block] | Changes in the liability for unredeemed gift cards and customer loyalty programs are as follows:
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| (millions)
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 911 |  |  | $ | 874 |
Liabilities issued but not redeemed (a) | 570 |  |  | 551 |  |  | 635 |
Revenue recognized from beginning liability | (620 | ) |  | (556 | ) |  | (598 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 856 |  |  | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 911 |
(a) Net of estimated breakage income.
Sales From Merchandise Category [Table Text Block] | Disaggregation of the Company's net sales by family of business for 2018, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Women’s Accessories, Intimate Apparel, Shoes, Cosmetics and Fragrances | $ | 9,500 |  |  | $ | 9,483 |  |  | $ | 9,795 |
Women’s Apparel | 5,675 |  |  | 5,807 |  |  | 6,009 |
Men’s and Kids’ | 5,712 |  |  | 5,629 |  |  | 5,844 |
Home/Other (a) | 4,084 |  |  | 4,020 |  |  | 4,260 |
Total | $ | 24,971 |  |  | $ | 24,939 |  |  | $ | 25,908 |
(a) Other primarily includes restaurant sales, certain loyalty program income and breakage income from unredeemed gift cards.

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