BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Liquidity) (Details)		1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 store	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($) store lender	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									216,000,000	216,000,000	$ 63,000,000
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity under FILO tranche feature									500,000,000	500,000,000
Proceeds from Craftsman sale										572,000,000	0
Proceeds from sale of real estate held-for-investment										276,000,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate										$ 382,000,000
Cost saving target									1,250,000,000
Cost savings to date (over)									1,000,000,000
Number of stores closed during period | store										180
Senior Secured Note | 2016 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									750,000,000	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuances										722,000,000		722,000,000
Secured borrowings | Loan Facility, Maturity July 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 500,000,000									$ 500,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuances							$ 485,000,000
Secured borrowings | 2017 Secured Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 500,000,000				461,000,000	461,000,000		500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuances					486,000,000
Repayments of secured debt										39,000,000
Secured borrowings | Loan Facility, Maturity January 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, refinance amount													$ 400,000,000
Domestic Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,000,000,000.0	750,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									0	0
Current borrowing capacity increase				250,000,000
Current borrowing capacity									407,000,000	407,000,000
Maximum amount outstanding during period										160,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount									389,000,000	389,000,000	656,000,000	464,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity									191,000,000	191,000,000	191,000,000	165,000,000
Domestic Credit Agreement | 2016 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									750,000,000	750,000,000
Domestic Credit Agreement | Second Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									2,000,000,000.0	2,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									934,000,000	934,000,000
Domestic Credit Agreement | Line of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									500,000,000	500,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									330,000,000	$ 330,000,000
Number of lenders | lender										7
Secured Loan Facility | Loan Facility, Maturity July 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									263,000,000	$ 263,000,000		500,000,000	263,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Repayments of secured debt										238,000,000
Secured Loan Facility | Loan Facility, Maturity January 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, refinance amount													$ 400,000,000
Esl Investments Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity												500,000,000
Esl Investments Inc | Secured borrowings | Second Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000					$ 300,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuances	$ 291,000,000					$ 291,000,000
Line of credit loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									330,000,000	330,000,000	$ 0	0
Line of credit loans | Esl Investments Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity															$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding									271,000,000	271,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount									271,000,000	271,000,000		200,000,000
Portion syndicated to unaffiliated third party lenders									140,000,000	140,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Domestic Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 1,971,000,000.000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity									$ 191,000,000	$ 191,000,000		165,000,000
Securitized real estate assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Assets held-for-sale, not part of disposal group												$ 1,000,000,000
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of stores closed during period | store								150
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate held-for-investment		$ 160,000,000
Subsequent Event | Secured borrowings | 2017 Secured Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		25,000,000
Subsequent Event | Line of credit loans | Esl Investments Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		271,000,000
Portion syndicated to unaffiliated third party lenders		$ 140,000,000
Stanley Black And Decker | Craftsman Brand
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Craftsman sale			$ 525,000,000