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SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details)
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Jan. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
USD ($)
Feb. 02, 2013
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Debussy [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Debussy [Member]
GBP (£)
Mar. 28, 2013
Debussy [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 28, 2013
Debussy [Member]
GBP (£)
Feb. 01, 2014
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 24, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (iii) [Member]
Oct. 24, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (iii) [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Additional Guarantor Covenant Failure, Additional Interest Penalty [Member]
Toys R Us - Delaware [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 24, 2014
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 24, 2014
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Toys R Us - Canada [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Seven point three seven five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Seven point three seven five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 30, 2013
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
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]
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2015
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2013
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
EUR (€)
Properties
Jan. 31, 2015
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
Occuring During First Year [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
Occuring During Second Year [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
Occuring During Third Year [Member]
Feb. 28, 2013
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
EUR (€)
Feb. 01, 2014
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 27, 2013
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2015
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand thirteen [Member]
Properties
Jan. 31, 2015
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2013
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 25, 2014
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
May 26, 2011
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
May 25, 2011
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 25, 2014
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 11, 2012
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 10, 2012
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 22, 2013
Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 21, 2013
Ten point seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 10, 2012
Secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
New UK Propco Loan [Member]
Properties
Mar. 28, 2013
New UK Propco Loan [Member]
GBP (£)
Aug. 02, 2012
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 01, 2012
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Ten point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 21, 2009
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 20, 2009
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
KKR [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 23, 2003
Seven point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Seven point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Seven point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 22, 2003
Seven point three seven five percent senior notes, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [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 ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [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 ($)
Dec. 01, 2006
Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 29, 1991
Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys R Us - Delaware [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys R Us - Delaware [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 02, 2013
Eight point seven five percent debentures, due fiscal two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys R Us - Delaware [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 28, 2013
Occuring During First Year [Member]
New UK Propco Loan [Member]
Mar. 28, 2013
Occuring During Second Year [Member]
New UK Propco Loan [Member]
Mar. 28, 2013
Occuring During Third Year [Member]
New UK Propco Loan [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Fixed Charge Ratio [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member]
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member]
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
Feb. 27, 2013
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member]
French real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand eighteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
TRU Propco I Term Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
TRU Propco I Term Loan Facility, option (ii)(x) [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
TRU Propco I Term Loan Facility, option (ii)(z) [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Aug. 22, 2013
TRU Propco I Term Loan Facility, option (ii)(z) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (ii) (y) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (ii) (z) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (ii) (z) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Tranche A-one Loan Facility, option (ii) [Member]
Tranche A-one loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (i) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) (x) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) (z) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) (z) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Oct. 25, 2014
Secured Term B-four Loan Facility, option (ii) [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Secured term B-four loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and twenty [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 21, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 21, 2009
Maximum [Member]
Eight point five percent senior secured notes, due fiscal two thousand seventeen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Prime Rate [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Feb. 01, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Fixed Charge Ratio [Member]
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal two thousand and nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Prime Rate [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand nineteen [Member]
Jul. 16, 2014
Tranche 1 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Tranche 1 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Jul. 15, 2014
Tranche 1 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
JPY (¥)
Sep. 17, 2014
Tranche 1 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Committed Line of Credit [Member]
JPY (¥)
Sep. 18, 2014
Tranche 2 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Tranche 2 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 17, 2014
Tranche 2 [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing January two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing January two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 17, 2011
Toys-Japan loan maturing January two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing January two thousand sixteen [Member]
Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR) [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2011
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand sixteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand sixteen [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing October two thousand nineteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing October two thousand nineteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2014
Toys-Japan loan maturing October two thousand nineteen [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing October two thousand nineteen [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing October two thousand nineteen [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Feb. 28, 2013
Toys-Japan loan maturing February two thousand twenty one [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
JPY (¥)
Mar. 25, 2013
Toys Japan remaining loans [Member]
Toys-Japan one point eight five percent two point eight five percent loans due fiscals two thousand fifteen two thousand twenty one [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
GBP (£)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Mid
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Maximum [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum [Member]
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal two thousand sixteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
JPY (¥)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR) [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 1 [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 2 [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 2 [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
JPY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 2 [Member]
Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR) [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 2 [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Tranche 2 [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals two thousand fifteen two sixteen fifteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Labuan uncommitted lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Line of Credit [Member]
Labuan uncommitted lines of credit [Member]
HKD
Feb. 01, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
Labuan uncommitted lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 30, 2016
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal two thousand fifteen [Member]
EUR (€)
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Number of Unsecured Loan Commitment Lines of Credit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2tru_NumberofUnsecuredLoanCommitmentLinesofCredit
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Short-term Debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
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            220,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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                                      715,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_EightPointFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms                                                                 1 2 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Debt Instrument, Step-Down Percentage                                                                                                     0.25%tru_DebtInstrumentStepDownPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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            0.25%tru_DebtInstrumentStepDownPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Percent, Principal                 1.00%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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                                                      1.25%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_FrenchRealEstateCreditFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
1.25%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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          1.00%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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            0.25%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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            0.25%tru_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPercentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Redemption Percentage of Principal Amount                                                                                                                                               100.00%tru_RedemptionPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Redeemable Percentage of Debt Instrument                                                                                                                                               40.00%tru_RedeemablePercentageOfDebtInstrument
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Current portion of long-term debt 176,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 89,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent               10,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecuredtermBfourloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandtwentyMember
                                      34,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SpanishRealEstateCreditFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandFifteenMember
            1,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_FrenchRealEstateCreditFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
            57,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SeniorunsecuredtermloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandnineteenMember
                                                                                        5,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_ToysJapanonepointeightfivepercenttwopointfourfivepercentloansduefiscalstwothousandfifteentwothousandtwentyoneMember
                                                                                                                          4,900,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_ToysJapanonepointeightfivepercenttwopointfourfivepercentloansduefiscalstwothousandfifteentwothousandtwentyoneMember
/ tru_TrancheByTypeAxis
= tru_ToysJapanLoanMaturingJanuaryTwoThousandSixteenMember
42,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ tru_TrancheByTypeAxis
= tru_ToysJapanLoanMaturingJanuaryTwoThousandSixteenMember
                                                                             
Long-term debt borrowings 2,866,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 3,159,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 1,972,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt                                                                                                                                                             398,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Issuance Cost                 27,000,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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                    8,000,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate                                                                                                                                         6.85%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_UKPropcoLoanNewMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Number of Bank Loans with Financial Institutions                                                                                                                                                                                 4tru_NumberOfBankLoansWithFinancialInstitutions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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                                                                                                                                                          2tru_NumberOfBankLoansWithFinancialInstitutions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_ToysJapanonepointeightfivepercenttwopointfourfivepercentloansduefiscalstwothousandfifteentwothousandtwentyoneMember
/ tru_TrancheByTypeAxis
= tru_ToysJapanRemainingLoansMember
                                               
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2.45%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ tru_TrancheByTypeAxis
= tru_ToysJapanLoanMaturingJanuaryTwoThousandSixteenMember
                                                                             
Payment Received from Termination of Interest Rate Swaps                                                                                                                                                                     10,000,000tru_PaymentReceivedFromTerminationOfInterestRateSwaps
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Percentage of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets                                                                                                                                                                     10.00%tru_PercentageOfConsolidatedNetTangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SevenPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Percentage of Consolidated Capitalization                                                                                                                                                                     15.00%tru_PercentageOfConsolidatedCapitalization
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Proceeds from Issuance of Debt                                                                                     975,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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                                                      446,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_TenPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
TRU Propco II Master Lease Rent Increase                                                                                                                                                               10.00%tru_TruPropcoIiMasterLeaseRentIncrease
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_EightPointFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Financial Instruments, Owned, Corporate Debt, at Fair Value       20,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= tru_DebussyMember
13,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= tru_DebussyMember
    9,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
                    96,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecuredtermBfourloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandtwentyMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
                                                      17,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SeniorunsecuredtermloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandnineteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
17,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SeniorunsecuredtermloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandnineteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
          12,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_IncrementalSecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
50,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_IncrementalSecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
          2,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecondIncrementalSecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
9,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecondIncrementalSecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
          70,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
            9,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_TenPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
9,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_TenPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
        5,000,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedCorporateDebtAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_EightPointFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesDueFiscalTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= tru_KkrMember
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
TRU Propco II Master Lease Period                                                                                                                                                         5 years                                                                                                             20 years                                                                                                                      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum                                                                                                                                                                                                           1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SeniorunsecuredtermloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandnineteenMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_IncrementalSecuredTermLoanFacilityDueFiscalTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
                1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_TrancheAoneloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandnineteenMember
/ tru_MarginalAndAccrualRateOptionsAxis
= tru_TrancheAoneLoanFacilityoptioniMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
          1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecuredtermBfourloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandtwentyMember
/ tru_MarginalAndAccrualRateOptionsAxis
= tru_SecuredTermBfourLoanFacilityoptioniMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
        2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tru_SecuredtermBfourloanfacilityduefiscaltwothousandandtwentyMember
/ tru_MarginalAndAccrualRateOptionsAxis
= tru_SecuredTermBfourLoanFacilityoptioniiMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
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Refinancing Anniversary                         1 year 183 days   2 years 183 days 3 years 183 days       1 year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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[1] Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us, Inc. (the “Parent Company”) legal entity. For further details on Parent Company information, refer to Schedule I — Parent Company Condensed Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements.
[2] On October 24, 2014, Toys-Delaware amended the credit agreement for its secured term loan facilities (the “Secured Term Loan Credit Agreement”) to provide for, among other things, a new tranche of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,026 million due fiscal 2020 (the “Secured Term B-4 Loan”). Additionally, Toys-Delaware and certain of its subsidiaries amended the credit agreement for the $1.85 billion secured revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”) to provide for, among other things, a new tranche of loans in an aggregate principal amount of $280 million due fiscal 2019. The Secured Term B-4 Loan and the Tranche A-1 Loan, together with other sources and funds available to Toys-Delaware, were used to (i) refinance in full the Secured term loan facility due fiscal 2016, (ii) extend $380 million of the term loans due fiscal 2018 under the Incremental secured term loan facility and the Second incremental secured term loan facility into the Secured Term B-4 Loan and (iii) redeem all of the 7.375% senior secured notes due fiscal 2016 (“Toys-Delaware Secured Notes”), plus accrued interest, premiums and fees. The Secured Term B-4 Loan is guaranteed by Wayne Real Estate Parent Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and an indirect parent of Toys “R” Us Property Company I, LLC.
[3] Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us - Delaware, Inc. (“Toys-Delaware”).
[4] Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us Property Company I, LLC and its subsidiaries (“TRU Propco I”).
[5] Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us Property Company II, LLC (“TRU Propco II”).
[6] (8)Represents obligations of the Parent Company and Toys-Delaware.
[7] Toys “R” Us - Japan, Ltd. (“Toys-Japan”) currently has an agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, which includes two unsecured loan commitment lines of credit (“Tranche 1” due fiscal 2015 and “Tranche 2” due fiscal 2016). On July 15, 2014, Toys-Japan entered into an agreement to refinance Tranche 2 of its committed lines of credit.
[8] On March 21, 2014, Toys-Delaware and certain of its subsidiaries amended and restated the credit agreement for the ABL Facility in order to extend the maturity date of the facility and amend certain other provisions.