2.4.0.8003025 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Equity (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseFROM_Feb02_2013_TO_Aug02_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000060667duration2013-02-02T00:00:002013-08-02T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Shareholders' Equity2false 2low_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTableTextBlocklow_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00Shares repurchased for the three and six months ended August 2, 2013, and August 3, 2012 were as follows:<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 345px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;">Three Months Ended</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 155px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:155px;">August 2, 2013</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 155px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:155px;">August 3, 2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">(In millions)</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Shares</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Cost 1</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Shares</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Cost 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Share repurchase program</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 27.1</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1,003</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 36.8</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1,000</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Shares withheld from employees</td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 0.1</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 2</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 0.1</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Total share repurchases</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 27.2</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1,005</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 36.9</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1,003</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 345px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;">Six Months Ended</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 155px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:155px;">August 2, 2013</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 155px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:155px;">August 3, 2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">(In millions)</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Shares</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Cost 2</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Shares</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;">Cost 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Share repurchase program</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 50.6</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 2,013</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 94.7</td><td style="width: 35px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 2,750</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Shares withheld from employees</td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1.0</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 38</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 1.5</td><td style="width: 35px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 43</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 361px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:361px;">Total share repurchases</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 51.6</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 2,051</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 96.2</td><td style="width: 35px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:35px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 2,793</td></tr></table></div>1 Reductions of $863 million and $921 million were recorded to retained earnings, after capital in excess of par value was depleted, for the three months ended August 2, 2013 and August 3, 2012, respectively. 2 Reductions of $1.8 billion and $2.6 billion were recorded to retained earnings, after capital in excess of par value was depleted, for the six months ended August 2, 2013 and August 3, 2012, respectively.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the number of shares repurchased during the period, including the corresponding cost.No definition available.false0Schedule of share repurchasesfalseShareholders' Equity (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://lowes.com/role/DisclosureShareholdersEquityTables12