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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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The amount of any significant sales of financing receivables during the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES - Securitizations and Structured Financing Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015	Sep. 07, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount	$ 56,787		$ 56,787			$ 13,980
Financing receivables sold			200	$ 40
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Transfers	600	$ 700	2,000	$ 2,500
Total debt, principal amount	2,800		2,800			2,800
Structured financing debt
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount	3,426		3,426
Secured Debt \| Structured financing debt
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount	3,426		3,426			3,411
Asset-backed Securities \| Structured financing debt
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount	$ 1,700		$ 1,700
Asset-backed Securities \| Structured financing debt \| Minimum
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.26%		0.26%
Asset-backed Securities \| Structured financing debt \| Maximum
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.61%		3.61%
Line of Credit
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Debt capacity					$ 17,575
Finance Leases and Revolving Loan Portfolio Segments \| Secured Debt \| Structured financing debt
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Total debt, principal amount	$ 1,100		$ 1,100			1,300
Debt capacity	2,100		$ 2,100
Term			4 years 6 months
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Canada
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Debt capacity	164		$ 164
Term			2 years
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Europe
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Debt capacity	654		$ 654
Term			4 years
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Canada And Europe
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Structured loans	$ 576		$ 576			$ 559