COMPANY-SPONSORED BENEFIT PLANS - BENEFIT COST, PBO/ABO, FUTURE PAYMENTS, ASSET ALLOCATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2017	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Pension Benefits
Estimated future benefit payments
2018		$ 187
2019		199
2020		210
2021		206
2022		218
2023-2027		$ 1,217
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		100.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		100.00%	100.00%
Estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year		$ 94
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates
Initial health care cost trend rate (as a percent)		5.90%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate (as a percent)		4.50%
One-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates
Effect of a one-percentage-point increase to total of service and interest cost components		$ 2
Effect of a one-percentage-point decrease to total of service and interest cost components		(2)
Effect of a one-percentage-point increase to post-retirement benefit obligation		19
Effect of a one-percentage-point decrease to post-retirement benefit obligation		$ (16)
Pension Benefits | Global equity securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		8.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		2.20%	14.30%
Pension Benefits | Emerging market equity securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		3.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		1.70%	6.50%
Pension Benefits | Investment grade debt securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		55.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		53.30%	12.00%
Pension Benefits | High yield debt securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		3.70%	14.20%
Pension Benefits | Private Equity
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		6.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		9.60%	7.50%
Pension Benefits | Hedge Funds
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		17.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		17.40%	35.20%
Pension Benefits | Real Estate
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		3.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		3.20%	2.80%
Pension Benefits | Other
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		8.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		8.90%	7.50%
Pension Benefits | Qualified Plan
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$ 53	$ 68	$ 62
Interest cost		163	177	154
Expected return on plan assets		(233)	(238)	(230)
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gain) loss		79	60	93
Settlement loss recognized		502
Other			3
Net periodic benefit cost		564	70	79
Projected benefit obligation ("PBO"), accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO") and the fair value of plan assets for all Company-sponsored pension plans
PBO at end of fiscal year		3,051	4,140
ABO at end of fiscal year		2,916	3,997
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		2,755	3,138
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions	$ 1,000	1,000	3
Pension Benefits | Nonqualified Plan
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		2	2	3
Interest cost		13	14	12
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gain) loss		9	8	9
Other		3
Net periodic benefit cost		27	24	24
Projected benefit obligation ("PBO"), accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO") and the fair value of plan assets for all Company-sponsored pension plans
PBO at end of fiscal year		328	316
ABO at end of fiscal year		313	297
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions		21	19
Other Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		8	9	10
Interest cost		9	10	9
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		(8)	(8)	(11)
Actuarial (gain) loss		(11)	(10)	(7)
Other		1
Net periodic benefit cost		(1)	1	$ 1
Estimated future benefit payments
2018		12
2019		14
2020		15
2021		15
2022		16
2023-2027		83
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions		$ 11	$ 11