DEBT - Asset Based Lending Facility (Details) - Secured debt - HDS (Debt Issuer) - Credit facility - Senior ABL Facility due 2022 $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($) facility
DEBT
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,000
Line of credit facility, Excess Availability for borrowing	904
Letter of credit facility outstanding	27
Line of credit facility, available for borrowing on qualifying cash balances	$ 174
The minimum number of incremental term loan facilities permitted to be included in the Senior ABL Facility \| facility	1
The minimum number of revolving credit facility commitments permitted to be included in the Senior ABL Facility \| facility	1
Minimum
DEBT
Extension period after the stated Maturity Date	60 days
Maximum
DEBT
Aggregate principal amount	$ 250
Maturity Date	60 days

Period of extension in the Material Indebtedness after the stated Maturity Date.

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- Definition

Represents the minimum number of incremental term loan facilities permitted to be included in an asset based lending facility.

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- Definition

Represents the minimum number of revolving credit facility commitments permitted to be included in an asset based lending facility.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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