BORROWINGS (Letter of Credit Facility) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2016	Apr. 30, 2018	May 05, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000.0
ESL Investments, Inc. | Line of credit loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount				271,000,000	$ 271,000,000	$ 271,000,000
Portion syndicated to unaffiliated third party lenders				$ 165,000,000
Cash collateral, percent of commitment	102.00%
Funding fee, percentage of amounts drawn	1.00%	0.50%
Line of credit facility, fee percentage at termination			0.50%
ESL Investments, Inc. | Eurodollar | Line of credit loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	11.00%