SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW INFORMATION - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$ 296	$ 397	$ 456
Original issue discounts paid	7	12	1
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	13	$ 16	39
IRS
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Amount paid in order to stop the accrual of interest on the Tentative Settlement amount			$ 27
Term B-1 Loan Facility due 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Payment of debt	$ 200

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The cash outflow relating to payments for debt discounts during the period.

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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
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

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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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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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