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Retirement Plans (Fair Value Of Pension Plan Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018
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Fair value of pension plan assets | $ 101 | $ 117
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 27 | 25
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 74 | 92
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 3,066 | 3,447
Pension Plan [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1,896 | 2,097
Pension Plan [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 660 | 686
Pension Plan [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1 | 5
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1 | 5
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 33 | 35
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market pooled funds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 33 | 35
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market pooled funds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market pooled funds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 117 | 157
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | United States pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 398 | 481
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 347 | 447
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 117 | 157
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | United States pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 398 | 481
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 78 | 114
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | United States pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | United States pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S. Treasury bonds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 52 | 44
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S. Treasury bonds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S. Treasury bonds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 52 | 44
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S. Treasury bonds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Other Government bonds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 53 | 59
Pension Plan [Member] | Other Government bonds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Other Government bonds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 53 | 59
Pension Plan [Member] | Other Government bonds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Agency backed bonds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 11 | 13
Pension Plan [Member] | Agency backed bonds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Agency backed bonds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 11 | 13
Pension Plan [Member] | Agency backed bonds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 513 | 538
Pension Plan [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 513 | 538
Pension Plan [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities and forwards [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 15 | 15
Pension Plan [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities and forwards [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities and forwards [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 15 | 15
Pension Plan [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities and forwards [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 11 | 6
Pension Plan [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 11 | 6
Pension Plan [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1,270 | 1,310
Pension Plan [Member] | Pooled funds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1,270 | 1,310
Pension Plan [Member] | Pooled funds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Pooled funds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Real Estate [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 56 | 148
Pension Plan [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Private equity [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 185 | 183
Pension Plan [Member] | Private equity [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Private equity [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Private equity [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a positive position [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 6 | 9
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a positive position [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a positive position [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 6 | 9
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a positive position [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a negative position [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | (2) | (3)
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a negative position [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a negative position [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | (2) | (3)
Pension Plan [Member] | Derivatives in a negative position [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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