Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Mar. 14, 2014	Aug. 03, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 01, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	LB
Entity Registrant Name	L Brands, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000701985
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		290,998,928
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 14,266,756,168