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Commitments and Contingencies Guarantees and Liabilities related to Discontinued Operations (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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May. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Receipt of cash from bankruptcy claim | $ 2.0

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- Definition Receipt of cash from bankruptcy claim against another company + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration