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Retirement Plans (Fair Value Of Pension Plan Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019
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Fair value of pension plan assets | $ 132 | $ 101
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 34 | 27
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 98 | 74
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 3,414 | 3,066
Pension Plan [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 2,157 | 1,896
Pension Plan [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 778 | 660
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
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
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets |  | 1
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets |  | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Money market pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 37 | 33
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 | 37 | 33
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 | 122 | 117
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | United States pooled funds [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 474 | 398
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 357 | 347
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 | 122 | 117
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 | 474 | 398
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 | 82 | 78
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 | 58 | 52
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 | 58 | 52
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 | 61 | 53
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 | 61 | 53
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 | 13 | 11
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 | 13 | 11
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 | 615 | 513
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 | 615 | 513
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 | 23 | 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 | 23 | 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 | 10 | 11
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 | 10 | 11
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 | 1,442 | 1,270
Pension Plan [Member] | Pooled funds [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1,442 | 1,270
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 | 37 | 56
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 | 167 | 185
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 | 4 | 6
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 | 4 | 6
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 | (6) | (2)
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 | (6) | (2)
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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