INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Apr. 29, 2017	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	$ 135,000,000	$ 153,000,000		$ 135,000,000	$ 153,000,000		$ 130,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would, if recognized, impact effective tax rate	107,000,000			107,000,000
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits	3,000,000	3,000,000		5,000,000	11,000,000
Expected decrease in unrecognized tax benefits over the next 12 months	9,000,000			9,000,000
Interest and penalties recognized on balance sheet	57,000,000	67,000,000		57,000,000	67,000,000		51,000,000
Interest and penalties recognized, net of federal benefit	45,000,000	44,000,000		45,000,000	44,000,000		40,000,000
Net interest expense recognized in statement of income	2,000,000	$ 2,000,000		4,000,000	4,000,000
Deferred tax asset operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards							1,700,000,000
Credit carryforwards							899,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance							$ 4,200,000,000
Tax expense resulting from OCI allocation	27,000,000
Tax benefit resulting from OCI allocation	$ 27,000,000			$ 27,000,000	$ 0
Effective income tax rate expense (benefit)	(3.60%)	4.20%		(1.10%)	(92.50%)
Blended income tax rate							33.717%
Income tax benefit, Tax Act							$ 470,000,000
Corporate rate reduction, Tax Act							222,000,000
Valuation allowance release, net tax benefit, Tax Act							270,000,000
Transition tax expense, Tax Act							11,000,000
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance				$ 0	$ 200,000,000
Provisional transitional tax obligation, Tax Act							$ 6,000,000
Craftsman Brand
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Deferred taxes, business combination, income tax benefit realized			$ 101,000,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			963,000,000
Operating loss carryforward, amount used			361,000,000
Domestic Tax Authority | Craftsman Brand
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Taxes payable			0
State and Local Jurisdiction | Craftsman Brand
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Taxes payable			$ 4,000,000
Scenario, Forecast
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
GILTI estimated income tax expense, Tax Act						$ 3,000,000
Estimated increase in taxable income due to GILTI inclusion, Tax Act						12,400,000
GILTI, taxes payable, Tax Act						0
Scenario, Forecast | Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance						$ (3,000,000)