Credit Card Receivables (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Credit Card Receivables
Policy for when credit card receivables are considered as delinquent	30
Receivables classified as TDRs (as a percent)	5.40%	5.90%	6.30%
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Total nondelinquent accounts (Current and 1-29 days past due)	$ 5,913	$ 6,424	$ 6,479
Delinquent accounts (30+ days past due)	289	419	509
Period-end gross credit card receivables	6,202	6,843	6,988
FICO score of 700 or above
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Total nondelinquent accounts (Current and 1-29 days past due)	2,786	2,819	2,789
FICO score of 600 to 699
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Total nondelinquent accounts (Current and 1-29 days past due)	2,500	2,737	2,782
FICO score below 600
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Total nondelinquent accounts (Current and 1-29 days past due)	$ 627	$ 868	$ 908

The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset before making adjustment delinquent in the creditor's statement of financial position.

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Represents the policy of the entity regarding specified number of days after due date after which loan receivables are classified delinquent.

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The percentage of troubled debt restructurings to the gross receivables.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This is the principal amount of loans (across all types of loans) that are overdue in payment by a set number of days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (e)(4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6942082&loc=d3e107314-111719

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name FASB Staff Position (FSP)
-Number FAS140-4 and FIN46(R)-8
-Paragraph B11
-Subparagraph b
-Clause 6
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 140
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph i
-Clause 4
-Subclause b
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Receivable
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6953735

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