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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Advertising Costs and Cooperative Advertising Allowances [Table Text Block] | Advertising and promotional costs and cooperative advertising allowances were as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (millions)
Gross advertising and promotional costs | $ | 1,330 |  |  | $ | 1,358 |  |  | $ | 1,397 |
Cooperative advertising allowances | 188 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 289 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances | $ | 1,142 |  |  | $ | 1,162 |  |  | $ | 1,108 |
Net sales | $ | 24,560 |  |  | $ | 24,971 |  |  | $ | 24,939 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances, as a percent to net sales | 4.6 | % |  | 4.7 | % |  | 4.4 | %

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