SCHEDULE I - PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION - Narrative (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended															12 Months Ended																		12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Toys (Labuan) Holdings Limited [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Toys (Labuan) Holdings Limited [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Toys R Us (UK) Limited [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Toys R Us (UK) Limited [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 21, 2005 Toys R Us (UK) Limited [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 21, 2005 Toys R Us (UK) Limited [Member] Parent Company [Member] GBP (£)	Jan. 31, 2015 Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Property Subsidiaries [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Property Subsidiaries [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Property Subsidiaries [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Toys-Europe [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 TRU Asia, Ltd. [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 TRU Asia, Ltd. [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Toys (Labuan) Holdings Limited [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] USD ($)		Feb. 01, 2014 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] USD ($)		Jan. 31, 2015 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)		Feb. 01, 2014 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)		Jan. 31, 2015 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member] Toys R Us - Delaware [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Labuan uncommitted lines of credit [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Labuan uncommitted lines of credit [Member] Parent Company [Member] HKD	Aug. 22, 2013 Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member] Toys R Us Property Company I, LLC [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member] Toys R Us Property Company I, LLC [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member] Toys R Us Property Company I, LLC [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 U.K. real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand twenty [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 U.K. real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand twenty [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 01, 2014 U.K. real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand twenty [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 U.K. real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand twenty [Member] Toys-Europe [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member] EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2014 Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member] Toys-Europe [Member] Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Maximum [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Noncurrent														$ 770
Promissory Note Received as Dividend														887	509
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party												(175)	(179)			755	697
Insurance Liabilities, Related Party																89
Insurance Liabilities, Third Party																	90
Other Payables, Related Parties																4	4
Due from subsidiary				376	316
Income tax benefit	(32)	(169)	(53)	(32)	(169)	(53)	(91)	(127)	(105)
Long-term debt	4,788	5,007		872	872																					22	[1]	22	[1]	22	[2]	22	[2]										396	263	433		34	30	71
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	4,400	4,500		639	687
Interest expense	(451)	(524)	(480)	(78)	(76)	(83)																												(2)	(2)	(2)			(77)
Line of Credit Facility, Future Borrowings, Amount Guaranteed																																					33	257
Average Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives	12 months			12 months
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value																																																			2	1
Derivative, Remaining Maturity																																																			12 months
Cash Distributions Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries				93	202	203											79	129	93	123	72																			86	115	64
Proceeds from Cash Distributions, Return of Capital					109	10
Capital contribution	1																					30	5	5																						274				10
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Cash Payment										$ 1	$ 5														$ 1

[1] (8)Represents obligations of the Parent Company and Toys-Delaware.

[2] Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us, Inc. and Toys–Delaware.