Disposal group including discontinued operation related transaction costs.

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- Definition

Represents the increase (decrease) in the portion of the gross proceeds from the divestiture of a business that is held in escrow.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760

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- Definition

The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3179-108585

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Feb. 01, 2015 Litemor Expected Minimum	Feb. 01, 2015 Litemor Expected Maximum	Mar. 26, 2012 IPVF	Feb. 03, 2013 IPVF	Sep. 09, 2011 Plumbing/HVAC	Feb. 02, 2014 Plumbing/HVAC	Feb. 03, 2013 Plumbing/HVAC	Jan. 29, 2012 Plumbing/HVAC	Feb. 28, 2011 SESCO/QUESCO	Feb. 03, 2013 SESCO/QUESCO
Discontinued operations disclosures
Proceeds from sale of issued and outstanding equity interests, net	$ 4	$ 481	$ 128			$ 477		$ 116				$ 11
Sale of issued and outstanding equity interests, transaction cost						5		4		1
Sale of issued and outstanding equity interests, pre-tax gain/(loss)		12	9	10	25		12				7	2
Increase (decrease) in escrow related to sale of business								$ 8	$ (4)	$ (4)		$ 1	$ (1)