Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2025	Jan. 28, 2024
Deferred Tax Assets:
Basis difference in partnership investments of Core & Main, Inc.	$ 503	$ 489
Imputed interest on Tax Receivable Agreements	49	48
Intangibles	4	5
Other	2	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Basis difference in partnership investments of Core & Main Buyer, Inc.	$ (87)	$ (48)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-6

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