1.0.0.3 false Accounting Policies false 1 $ false false shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDPerShare Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 0 tgt_NotesToConsolidatedFinancialStatementsAbstract tgt false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Accounting Policies 1 us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3492" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> 1.  Accounting Policies   The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statement disclosures contained in the 2008 Form 10-K for Target Corporation (the Corporation). The same accounting policies are followed in preparing quarterly financial data as are followed in preparing annual data. See Note 1 in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 for those policies. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of quarterly operating results are reflected herein and are of a normal, recurring nature.   We have performed an evaluation of events that have occurred subsequent to August 1, 2009, and as of August 28, 2009 (the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q). There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in this Form 10-Q or would be required to be recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of or for the three and six-month periods ending August 1, 2009.   Due to the seasonal nature of our business, quarterly revenues, expenses, earnings and cash flows are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.</BODY></HTML> 1.  Accounting Policies   The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statement false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true