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Debt and Credit Agreements (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Oct. 27, 2012 | Jan. 28, 2012 | Nov. 04, 2010 | Oct. 27, 2012 Short Term Debt October 2012 Notes [Member] | Jan. 28, 2012 Short Term Debt October 2012 Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2002 Short Term Debt October 2012 Notes [Member] | Oct. 27, 2012 Commercial paper program | Oct. 27, 2012 Maximum [Member] | Oct. 27, 2012 Lines of Credit | Jan. 28, 2012 Lines of Credit | Oct. 27, 2012 Long Term Debt January 2014 Notes, including Unamortized Gain [Member] | Jan. 28, 2012 Long Term Debt January 2014 Notes, including Unamortized Gain [Member] | Oct. 27, 2012 Capital lease obligations and other notes payable | Jan. 28, 2012 Capital lease obligations and other notes payable
Debt and credit agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 302,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity upon agreement of participating lenders |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 7.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Borrowing Capacity of Commercial Paper Program | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper Notes Maximum Maturity Period | P397D |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short Term Debt Unhedged, Carrying Value |  |  |  | 0 | 332,617,000 | 325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt Unhedged, Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,515,428,000 | 1,525,003,000 |  |
Lines of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137,001,000 | 170,745,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Current and Noncurrent | 1,660,832,000 | 2,038,180,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,403,000 | 9,815,000
Less: Current portion | (119,046,000) | (439,143,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 1,541,786,000 | $ 1,599,037,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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