Earnings Per Share (Shares Utilized for the Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010	Jan. 28, 2012		Jan. 29, 2011		Jan. 30, 2010
Weighted-average Common Shares:
Issued Shares			323	[1],[2]	326	[1],[2]	524	[1],[2]
Treasury Shares			(19)	[1],[2]	(3)	[1],[2]	(202)	[1],[2]
Basic Shares			304		323		322
Effect of Dilutive Options and Restricted Stock			10		10		5
Diluted Shares			314		333		327
Anti-dilutive Options and Awards			1	[3]	2	[3]	12	[3]
Retired shares of Treasury Stock	39	201

[1] In January 2010, the Company retired 201 million shares of its Treasury Stock.

[2] In December 2011, the Company retired 39 million shares of its Treasury Stock.

[3] These options and awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.