Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Number of weeks in fiscal year.

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Maturity for which investment is considered cash equivalent.

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The percentage of inventories calculated using a cost method.

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Quantitative Goodwill Impairment Assessment Time Interval

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Percentage of likelihood for which recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Represents the quantification of the effect of adopting the new accounting standard or change in accounting principle expected by the entity to have a significant effect on the entity's financial statements.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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This element represents a description of arrangements with third-party service providers with which the entity processes or transacts credit card sales. The arrangement terms described may (without limitation) include which party has the credit risk for the transactions; the date or period of expiration for the arrangement; if the entity may purchase any outstanding receivables held by the service provider at the end of the term; if the third-party service provider qualifies as a variable interest entity for consolidation purposes; the rate charged the entity by the third-party service provider; where the receivables due from the third-party service provider are included in the statement of financial position and where in the statement of income the charges to the entity by the third-party administrator are included; and the settlement period for collection from the third-party service provider for the subject credit card sales.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2019	Jan. 28, 2018	Jan. 29, 2017
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fiscal Year, Period	53 weeks	52 weeks	52 weeks
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	$ 6,000
Investments Classified As Cash Equivalents, Original Maturity	3 months
Percentage of merchandise inventories that are calculated using a cost method	29.00%
Expiration date of Private Label Credit Card program	2028
Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount exceeding a probability of	50.00%
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 247
Quantitative Goodwill Impairment Assessment Time Interval	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible asset, useful life	12 years
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Software, useful life	3 years
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Software, useful life	6 years