Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		$ 17,427	$ 16,957	$ 34,546	$ 33,614
Cost of sales		12,051	11,798	23,962	23,546
Gross margin		5,376	5,159	10,584	10,068
Selling, general and administrative expenses	[1],[2]	3,475	3,473	6,883	6,817
Depreciation and amortization		551	537	1,090	1,049
Segment profit		1,350	1,149	2,611	2,202
Restructuring costs	[2],[3]	(11)	0	(114)	0
Data Breach related costs	[2],[4]	(9)	(111)	(12)	(129)
Impairments	[5]	(33)	(62)	(40)	(75)
Card brand conversion costs	[2],[6]	0	0	0	(13)
Earnings from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes		1,330	1,023	2,485	2,045
Net interest expense		148	433	305	585
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		1,182	590	2,180	1,460
Unallocated impairments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairments	[2],[5],[7]	$ 0	$ (16)	$ 0	$ (16)

[1] (a) Beginning with the first quarter of 2015, segment EBIT includes the impact of the reduction of the the beneficial interest asset. For comparison purposes, prior year segment EBIT has been revised.

[2] The sum of segment SG&A expenses, restructuring costs, Data Breach related costs, impairments and card brand conversion costs equal consolidated SG&A expenses.

[3] Refer to Note 4 for more information on restructuring costs.

[4] Refer to Note 8 for more information on Data Breach related costs.

[5] Substantially all of the impairments are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

[6] Expense related to converting co-branded card program to MasterCard.

[7] Represents impairments of undeveloped land.