Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company’s long-term debt balance as of January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011:

	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
	(in millions)
Senior Unsecured Debt with Subsidiary Guarantee
$1 billion, 6.625% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due April 2021 (“2021 Notes”)	$	1,000		$	—
$500 million, 8.50% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due June 2019, Less Unamortized Discount (“2019 Notes”)	488			486
$400 million, 7.00% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due May 2020 (“2020 Notes”)	400			400
Total Senior Unsecured Debt with Subsidiary Guarantee	$	1,888		$	886
Senior Unsecured Debt
$700 million, 6.90% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due July 2017, Less Unamortized Discount (“2017 Notes”) (a)	$	724		$	699
$350 million, 6.95% Fixed Interest Rate Debentures due March 2033, Less Unamortized Discount (“2033 Notes”)	350			350
$300 million, 7.60% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due July 2037, Less Unamortized Discount (“2037 Notes”)	299			299
5.25% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due November 2014, Less Unamortized Discount (“2014 Notes”) (b)	220			215
6.125% Fixed Interest Rate Notes due December 2012, Less Unamortized Discount (“2012 Notes”) (c)	57			58
Total Senior Unsecured Debt	$	1,650		$	1,621
Total	$	3,538		$	2,507
Current Portion of Long-term Debt (c)	(57		)	—
Total Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion	$	3,481		$	2,507

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(a) The balances include a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $25 million as of January 28, 2012 and $0 million as of January 29, 2011.

(b) The principal balance outstanding was $213 million as of both January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011. The balances include a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $7 million as of January 28, 2012 and $2 million as of January 29, 2011.

(c) The principal balance outstanding was $57 million as of both January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011. The balances include a fair value interest rate hedge adjustment which increased the debt balance by $0 million as of January 28, 2012 and $1 million as of January 29, 2011.

Schedule of Principal Payments due on Long-term Debt [Text Block]

The following table provides principal payments due on long-term debt in the next five fiscal years and the remaining years thereafter:

Fiscal Year (in millions)
2012	$	57
2013	—
2014	213
2015	—
2016	—
Thereafter	3,250