RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (Senior Secured and Subsidiary Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2017	Jan. 28, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016
Esl Investments Inc \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subsidiary notes	$ 3	$ 3	$ 3
Esl Investments Inc \| Senior Secured Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Senior secured notes	11	11	11
Fairholme \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subsidiary notes	14	14	14
Fairholme \| Senior Secured Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Senior secured notes	$ 46	$ 46	$ 46

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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