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Earnings per Share (EPS) - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions | Jun. 16, 2025 | Mar. 14, 2025 | Aug. 02, 2025 | Mar. 17, 2025 | Feb. 01, 2025 | Aug. 03, 2024
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative treasury stock, shares |  |  | 80,230 |  | 60,948 | 57,553
ASR Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment made for accelerated share repurchase |  |  |  | $ 200 |  |
Number of shares repurchased |  | 14,500 |  |  |  |
ASR Agreement | JPM |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased | 18,400 |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative treasury stock, shares | 3,900 |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased price per share | $ 10.86 |  |  |  |  |

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