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. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Pension Benefits
Estimated future benefit payments
2019		$ 193
2020		199
2021		204
2022		212
2023		205
2024-2028		$ 1,074
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		$ 41
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates
Initial health care cost trend rate (as a percent)		5.80%
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		$ (17)
Pension Benefits | Global equity securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		2.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		4.20%	2.20%
Pension Benefits | Emerging market equity securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		1.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		2.30%	1.70%
Pension Benefits | Investment grade debt securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		80.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		73.20%	53.30%
Pension Benefits | High yield debt securities
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		4.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		3.50%	3.70%
Pension Benefits | Private Equity
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		10.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		9.50%	9.60%
Pension Benefits | Hedge Funds
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		4.50%	17.40%
Pension Benefits | Real Estate
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Target allocations (as a percent)		3.00%
Total actual allocations (as a percent)		2.80%	3.20%
Pension Benefits | Other
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Total actual allocations (as a percent)			8.90%
Pension Benefits | Qualified Plan
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$ 35	$ 53	$ 68
Interest cost		124	163	177
Expected return on plan assets		(174)	(233)	(238)
Amortization of:
Actuarial loss (gain)		69	79	60
Settlement loss recognized			502
Other				3
Net periodic benefit cost		54	564	70
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		295	3,051
ABO at end of fiscal year		293	2,916
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		263	2,755
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions	$ 1,000	185	1,000
Contributions into Fund, net of tax		117
Pension Benefits | Nonqualified Plan
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		2	2	2
Interest cost		12	13	14
Amortization of:
Actuarial loss (gain)		8	9	8
Other			3
Net periodic benefit cost		22	27	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		298	328
ABO at end of fiscal year		291	313
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions		25	21
Other Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		7	8	9
Interest cost		8	9	10
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		(11)	(8)	(8)
Actuarial loss (gain)		(10)	(11)	(10)
Other			1
Net periodic benefit cost		(6)	(1)	$ 1
Estimated future benefit payments
2019		13
2020		14
2021		15
2022		15
2023		16
2024-2028		82
Target and actual pension plan asset allocations
Employer contributions		$ 8	$ 11