Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	May 04, 2013 instrument	Feb. 02, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012 instrument
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Other current assets	$ 1,939	$ 1,860	$ 1,698
Other noncurrent assets	1,303	1,122	1,076
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,569	1,609	1,690
Number of derivative instruments designated as accounting hedge	1		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	782	817	677
Interest Rate Swap
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Number of derivative instruments designated as accounting hedge	1	1	1
Level 1 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	1,186	203	92
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	1,112	130	18
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	74	73	74
Level 2 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	369	358	491
Total	53	56	70
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	285	269	372
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	4	15
Other noncurrent assets	83	85	104
Other current liabilities		2	5
Other noncurrent liabilities	53	54	65
Level 3 | Fair value measured on recurring basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Total	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	98
Other noncurrent assets	$ 110