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	Nov. 01, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Aug. 02, 2020	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018	Aug. 02, 2020
Stock-based Compensation
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Cash received from the exercise of stock options					23	0	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value					$ 2	$ 0	$ 0
EPS Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Nonvested, Units					23			23
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 46.82			$ 46.82
Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
FCF Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Nonvested, Units					166			166
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 42.16			$ 42.16
Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other than Options Issued in Period						388
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period								258
Time Lapse Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement Share Based Payment Award Vested Options Contractual Exercise Term					10 years
Remaining unearned compensation on nonvested awards					$ 1			$ 1
Weighted-average remaining service period, years					1 year 4 months 24 days
Time Lapse, EPS Performance, FCF Performance And Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Remaining unearned compensation on nonvested awards					$ 35			$ 35
Weighted-average remaining service period, years					1 year 8 months 12 days
Nonvested, Units					1,866	1,960		1,866
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 43.18	$ 40.57		$ 43.18
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					1,157
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 46.82	$ 36.51	$ 44.18
Fair value of restricted units and shares vested					$ 41	$ 26	$ 30
TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Remaining unearned compensation on nonvested awards					$ 22			$ 22
Weighted-average remaining service period, years					1 year 9 months 18 days
Nonvested, Units					1,254	1,308		1,254
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 47.83	$ 37.33		$ 47.83
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		0.00%	0.00%	125.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					619
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value					$ 63.06	$ 31.29	$ 39.39
Fair value of restricted units and shares vested							$ 38
T S R Performance Restricted Stock Units Additional Shares [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				160
Minimum [Member] \| EPS Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| FCF Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| EPS Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					200.00%
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Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					200.00%
Maximum [Member] \| TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					200.00%
2003 And Previous Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					31,200			31,200
2005 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					6,000			6,000
2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, Total Shares Authorized, as Amended In 2008 [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					10,500			10,500
2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, Total Shares Authorized, as Amended in 2010 [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					17,500			17,500
2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					13,000			13,000
2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan Rolled into the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					6,000			6,000
Forecast [Member] \| TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%