TAXES BASED ON INCOME - DEFERRED TAX BALANCES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Deferred tax assets
Compensation related costs	$ 350	$ 348
Lease Accounting	81	78
Closed store reserves	41	45
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	110	146
Other	55	54
Subtotal	637	671
Valuation allowance	(54)	(62)	$ (50)
Total deferred tax assets	583	609
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(1,850)	(1,892)
Insurance related costs	(38)	(32)
Inventory related costs	(257)	(253)
Total deferred tax liabilities	2,145	2,177
Deferred taxes	$ 1,562	$ 1,568