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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Stream

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Maximum Period For Commencement Of Crediting Payments To Pension Funding Obligation

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Percentage Of Future Revenue

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue Sharing Sales Period

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Sales Agreement, Royalty Free Period

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Proceeds from Sales of Business, Net Cash Payment Period

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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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.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of real estate which is owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that is reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge it.

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Aggregate cash proceeds received from a combination of transactions in which noncurrent assets are sold, which may include the sale of a business, an investment in an affiliate (including an equity method investee), property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Excludes sales of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Craftsman Brand Sale) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2017	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Craftsman sale				$ 572,000,000	$ 0
Gain on sales of assets		$ 380,000,000	$ 54,000,000	$ 1,121,000,000	115,000,000
Craftsman Brand
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income stream				15 years
Real estate pledged as collateral, at fair value		100,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Kmart
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of assets		$ 79,000,000	$ 44,000,000	676,000,000	$ 90,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Craftsman Brand
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Royalty free period	15 years
Proceeds from Craftsman sale	$ 525,000,000
Consideration receivable	$ 250,000,000
Proceeds from sales of business, net cash payment period	3 years
Revenue sharing sales period	15 years
Gain on sales of assets				$ 492,000,000
Consideration	$ 234,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Minimum \| Craftsman Brand
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of future revenue	2.50%
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Maximum \| Craftsman Brand
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of future revenue	3.50%
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Kmart \| Craftsman Brand
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income stream	15 years
Maximum period for commencement of crediting payments to pension funding obligation	5 years
Real estate pledged as collateral, at fair value	$ 100,000,000