Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 773	$ 935	$ 1,130	$ 1,804
Accounts Receivable, Net	203	218
Inventories	1,004	997
Deferred Income Taxes	29	51
Other	196	167
Total Current Assets	2,205	2,368
Property and Equipment, Net	1,803	1,644
Goodwill	1,318	1,330	1,451
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	412	495
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	0	0
Other Assets	281	271
Total Assets	6,019	6,108	6,451
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	541	540
Accrued Expenses and Other	807	770
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	0	57
Income Taxes	190	159
Total Current Liabilities	1,538	1,526
Deferred Income Taxes	200	183
Long-term Debt	4,477	3,481
Other Long-term Liabilities	818	780
Total Equity (Deficit)	(1,014)	138	1,477	2,184
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	6,019	6,108
Limited Brands, Inc. [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable, Net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other	2	0
Total Current Assets	2	0
Property and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	0	0
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	3,348	3,531
Other Assets	188	199
Total Assets	3,538	3,730
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	0	4
Accrued Expenses and Other	78	51
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		57
Income Taxes	1	1
Total Current Liabilities	79	113
Deferred Income Taxes	(4)	(6)
Long-term Debt	4,477	3,481
Other Long-term Liabilities	4	6
Total Equity (Deficit)	(1,018)	136
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	3,538	3,730
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	417	371	701	1,441
Accounts Receivable, Net	140	142
Inventories	847	822
Deferred Income Taxes	39	33
Other	117	109
Total Current Assets	1,560	1,477
Property and Equipment, Net	1,001	911
Goodwill	1,318	1,318
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	411	410
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	13,968	13,928
Other Assets	8	43
Total Assets	18,266	18,087
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	291	312
Accrued Expenses and Other	425	412
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		0
Income Taxes	134	150
Total Current Liabilities	850	874
Deferred Income Taxes	(9)	10
Long-term Debt	597	597
Other Long-term Liabilities	625	582
Total Equity (Deficit)	16,203	16,024
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	18,266	18,087
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	356	564	429	363
Accounts Receivable, Net	63	76
Inventories	157	175
Deferred Income Taxes	(10)	18
Other	77	58
Total Current Assets	643	891
Property and Equipment, Net	802	733
Goodwill	0	12
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	1	85
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	624	518
Other Assets	696	677
Total Assets	2,766	2,916
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	250	224
Accrued Expenses and Other	304	307
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		0
Income Taxes	55	8
Total Current Liabilities	609	539
Deferred Income Taxes	213	179
Long-term Debt	0	36
Other Long-term Liabilities	204	207
Total Equity (Deficit)	1,740	1,955
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	2,766	2,916
Eliminations
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable, Net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other	0	0
Total Current Assets	0	0
Property and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	0	0
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	(17,940)	(17,977)
Other Assets	(611)	(648)
Total Assets	(18,551)	(18,625)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	0	0
Accrued Expenses and Other	0	0
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		0
Income Taxes	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Long-term Debt	(597)	(633)
Other Long-term Liabilities	(15)	(15)
Total Equity (Deficit)	(17,939)	(17,977)
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	$ (18,551)	$ (18,625)