Represents the debt discount and interest paid other than in cash.

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Represents the amount paid in order to stop the accrual of interest on the Tentative Settlement amount.

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Represents the number of interest payments to be paid in kind by adding to the balance of outstanding indebtedness rather than paid in cash.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

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

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-Topic 230

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period net of cash paid for interest that is capitalized.

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Interest paid other than in cash for example by issuing additional debt securities. As a noncash item, it is added to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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-Paragraph 28

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SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
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Original issue discount and PIK interest paid		1hds_DebtDiscountAndPaidInKindInterest	364hds_DebtDiscountAndPaidInKindInterest	502hds_DebtDiscountAndPaidInKindInterest
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds		39us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	8us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Amount paid in order to stop the accrual of interest on the Tentative Settlement amount	27
Significant Non-Cash Transactions
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		889us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount	930us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
14.875% Senior Notes
Significant Non-Cash Transactions
Number of Interest Payments, Paid in Kind			11
Interest payments, amount paid in kind			$ 56