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RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (Term Loan Facility, Consolidated Secured Loan Facility and Secured Loan Facility) (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 04, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Mar. 08, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 04, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Jan. 03, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 08, 2016
Term Loan Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		$ 30,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| ESL Investments, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 300,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| JPP LLC and JPP II, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		150,000,000			$ 151,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		11,000,000
Consolidated Secured Loan Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		23,000,000
Other Short-Term Borrowings \| Incremental Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 200,000,000
Repayments of short-term debt		6,000,000
Other Short-Term Borrowings \| Incremental Loans \| JPP LLC and JPP II, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings, Incremental Loans					145,000,000
Other Short-Term Borrowings \| Incremental Loans \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 200,000,000
Repayments of short-term debt		6,000,000
Secured Loan Facility \| Consolidated Secured Loan Facility \| JPP LLC and JPP II, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		686,000,000
Secured Loan Facility \| 2017 Secured Loan Facility \| JPP LLC and JPP II, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 461,000,000		384,000,000
Secured Loan Facility \| 2017 Secured Loan Facility \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		17,000,000	39,000,000
Secured Loan Facility \| 2016 Secured Loan Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 500,000,000
Repayments of secured debt	$ 186,000,000	67,000,000	238,000,000
Secured Loan Facility \| 2016 Secured Loan Facility \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			131,000,000		$ 126,000,000
Repayments of secured debt		33,000,000	84,000,000
Secured borrowings \| 2017 Secured Loan Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 100,000,000				$ 500,000,000
Repayments of secured debt		$ 20,000,000	$ 39,000,000
Secured borrowings \| 2016 Secured Loan Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 500,000,000