SEGMENTS - Reconciliation Schedule of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015		Feb. 01, 2014		Feb. 02, 2013
Depreciation and amortization
Net sales	$ 12,361		$ 12,543		$ 13,543
Operating earnings (loss)	191		(350)		556
Interest expense	(451)		(524)		(480)
Interest income	4		7		16
(Loss) earnings before income taxes	(256)		(867)		92
Domestic
Depreciation and amortization
Net sales	7,524		7,638		8,149
Operating earnings (loss)	332	[1],[2]	(197)	[1],[2]	571	[1],[2]
International
Depreciation and amortization
Net sales	4,837		4,905		5,394
Operating earnings (loss)	229	[1]	203	[1]	309	[1]
Corporate and other
Depreciation and amortization
Operating earnings (loss)	$ (370)		$ (356)		$ (324)

[1] Fiscal 2013 includes full impairments of the Toys-Domestic and Toys-Japan reporting unit’s goodwill balances of $361 million and $17 million, respectively. Refer to Note 1 entitled “SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” for further details.

[2] Includes incremental expense related to the write-down of excess and obsolete inventory of $51 million for fiscal 2013.