Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	May 03, 2014 instrument		Feb. 01, 2014		May 04, 2013 instrument
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other current assets	$ 1,858		$ 2,112		$ 1,939
Other noncurrent assets	1,660		1,602		1,303
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,523		1,490		1,569
Number of derivative instruments designated as accounting hedge	2				1
Company-owned life insurance investments | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Company-owned life insurance investments	800		790		782
Level 1 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	83		76		1,186
Level 1 | Short-term investments | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Cash and cash equivalents	3		3		1,112
Level 1 | Prepaid forward contracts | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other current assets	80		73		74
Level 2 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	370		368		369
Total	35		39		53
Level 2 | Company-owned life insurance investments | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other noncurrent assets	313	[1]	305	[1]	285	[1]
Level 2 | Interest Rate Swap | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other current assets	1	[2]	1	[2]	1	[2]
Other noncurrent assets	56	[2]	62	[2]	83	[2]
Other noncurrent liabilities	35	[2]	39	[2]	53	[2]
Level 3 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	108		127		208
Level 3 | Beneficial interest asset | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other current assets	62	[3]	71		98
Other noncurrent assets	$ 46	[3]	$ 56		$ 110

[1] Company-owned life insurance investments consist of equity index funds and fixed income assets. Amounts are presented net of nonrecourse loans that are secured by some of these policies. These loan amounts totaled $800 million at May 3, 2014, $790 million at February 1, 2014 and $782 million at May 4, 2013.

[2] See Note 6 for additional information on interest rate swaps.

[3] Note 3 includes a rollforward of the Level 3 beneficial interest asset.