Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Jan. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jan. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 90	$ 111	$ 91	$ 292
Receivables, net	1,101	1,002
Inventories	997	1,108
Deferred tax asset	36	58
Other current assets	47	47
Total current assets	2,271	2,326
Property and equipment, net	389	398
Goodwill	3,279	3,151
Intangible assets, net	579	735
Other assets	121	128
Total assets	6,639	6,738
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	779	714
Accrued compensation and benefits	104	140
Current installments of long-term debt	10	82
Other current liabilities	309	378
Total current liabilities	1,202	1,314
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	5,765	5,380
Deferred tax liabilities	120	111
Other liabilities	386	361
Total liabilities	7,473	7,166
Stockholder's equity (deficit)	(834)	(428)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	6,639	6,738
Parent Issuer
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	34	49	36	249
Receivables, net	14	4
Other current assets	9	8
Total current assets	57	61
Property and equipment, net	63	61
Deferred tax asset	89	158
Investment in subsidiaries	3,371	3,456
Intercompany notes receivable	2,774	2,774
Other assets	114	122
Total assets	6,468	6,632
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	9	21
Accrued compensation and benefits	35	42
Current installments of long-term debt	10	82
Deferred tax liabilities	70	33
Other current liabilities	214	284
Total current liabilities	338	462
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	6,035	5,641
Intercompany notes payable	582	641
Other liabilities	347	316
Total liabilities	7,302	7,060
Stockholder's equity (deficit)	(834)	(428)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	6,468	6,632
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	25	12	14	8
Receivables, net	1,019	922
Inventories	939	1,027
Deferred tax asset	84	89
Intercompany receivable	1
Other current assets	36	34
Total current assets	2,104	2,084
Property and equipment, net	321	331
Goodwill	3,272	3,143
Intangible assets, net	575	731
Intercompany notes receivable	582	641
Other assets	4	6
Total assets	6,858	6,936
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	729	648
Accrued compensation and benefits	65	93
Other current liabilities	106	104
Total current liabilities	900	845
Deferred tax liabilities	195	275
Intercompany notes payable	2,774	2,774
Other liabilities	32	37
Total liabilities	3,901	3,931
Stockholder's equity (deficit)	2,957	3,005
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	6,858	6,936
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	31	50	41	35
Receivables, net	89	97
Inventories	58	81
Deferred tax asset	2	2
Other current assets	2	5
Total current assets	182	235
Property and equipment, net	5	6
Goodwill	7	8
Intangible assets, net	4	4
Deferred tax asset	6	6
Other assets	280	261
Total assets	484	520
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	41	45
Accrued compensation and benefits	4	5
Intercompany payable	1
Other current liabilities	10	11
Total current liabilities	56	61
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	7
Other liabilities	7	8
Total liabilities	70	69
Stockholder's equity (deficit)	414	451
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	484	520
Eliminations
Current assets:
Receivables, net	(21)	(21)
Deferred tax asset	(50)	(33)
Intercompany receivable	(1)
Total current assets	(72)	(54)
Deferred tax asset	(95)	(164)
Investment in subsidiaries	(3,371)	(3,456)
Intercompany notes receivable	(3,356)	(3,415)
Other assets	(277)	(261)
Total assets	(7,171)	(7,350)
Current liabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities	(70)	(33)
Intercompany payable	(1)
Other current liabilities	(21)	(21)
Total current liabilities	(92)	(54)
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	(277)	(261)
Deferred tax liabilities	(75)	(164)
Intercompany notes payable	(3,356)	(3,415)
Total liabilities	(3,800)	(3,894)
Stockholder's equity (deficit)	(3,371)	(3,456)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	$ (7,171)	$ (7,350)