Data Breach (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014		May 04, 2013		May 03, 2014 Data breach	Feb. 01, 2014 Data breach account individual	May 03, 2014 Data breach	May 03, 2014 Data breach United States action	May 03, 2014 Data breach Canada action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Data breach, number of credit and debit card accounts stolen						40,000,000
Data breach, number of individuals whose personal information was stolen						70,000,000
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Data breach liability, beginning balance					$ 61
Data breach expense incurred	18	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]	26		88
Data breach payments made					(35)
Data breach liability, ending balance					52	61	52
insurance Settlements Receivable [Roll Forward]
Data breach, insurance settlements receivable, beginning balance	44				44
Data breach, insurance receivable recorded					8		52
Data breach, cash received					(13)		(13)
Data breach, insurance settlements receivable, ending balance	39				39	44	39
Data breach net expense					18		35
Data breach, number of actions filed seeking damages								100	1
Data breach, network security insurance coverage							100
Data breach, network security insurance coverage, deductible							$ 10

[1] The sum of segment SG&A expenses, reduction of beneficial interest asset, Data Breach related costs and card brand conversion costs equal consolidated SG&A expenses.

[2] Our U.S. Segment includes all TD profit-sharing amounts in segment EBIT; however, under GAAP, some amounts received from TD reduce the beneficial interest asset and are not recorded in consolidated earnings.