Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012		Jul. 28, 2012		Apr. 28, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013		Jan. 28, 2012
Net Sales	$ 3,818	$ 2,171	$ 2,516	$ 2,268	$ 3,856	[1]	$ 2,050		$ 2,399		$ 2,154		$ 10,773	$ 10,459		$ 10,364
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy													(6,344)	(6,073)		(6,307)
Gross Profit	1,642	857	989	941	1,717	[1]	825		942		902		4,429	4,386		4,057
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses													(2,686)	(2,720)		(2,698)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets					(93)							232	0	(93)		(232)
Gain on Divestiture of Third-party Apparel Sourcing Business													0	0		111
Operating Income (Loss)	863	211	358	311	788	[1],[2]	187	[3]	305	[4]	293		1,743	1,573	[5]	1,238	[5]
Interest Expense													(314)	(316)		(246)
Other Income (Loss)													17	24		235
Income Before Income Taxes	787	142	282	235	711	[1],[2]	128	[3]	229	[4]	213		1,446	1,281		1,227
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes													543	528		377
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax													0	0		0
Net Income (Loss)													903	753		850
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings													(50)	5		3
Foreign Currency Translation													40	(2)		(1)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges													46	1		(3)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax													36	4		(1)
Total Comprehensive Income													939	757		849
L Brands, Inc. [Member]
Net Sales													0	0		0
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy													0	0		0
Gross Profit													0	0		0
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses													(5)	(5)		(5)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets														0		0
Gain on Divestiture of Third-party Apparel Sourcing Business																0
Operating Income (Loss)													(5)	(5)		(5)
Interest Expense													(314)	(316)		(245)
Other Income (Loss)													0	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes													(319)	(321)		(250)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes													0	0		2
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax													1,222	1,074		1,102
Net Income (Loss)													903	753		850
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings													0	2		3
Foreign Currency Translation													0	0		0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges													0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax													0	2		3
Total Comprehensive Income													903	755		853
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales													9,878	9,570		9,570
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy													(6,022)	(5,578)		(5,943)
Gross Profit													3,856	3,992		3,627
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses													(2,369)	(2,405)		(2,297)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets														0		0
Gain on Divestiture of Third-party Apparel Sourcing Business																6
Operating Income (Loss)													1,487	1,587		1,336
Interest Expense													(28)	(22)		(25)
Other Income (Loss)													0	1		1
Income Before Income Taxes													1,459	1,566		1,312
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes													305	359		324
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax													179	(125)		108
Net Income (Loss)													1,333	1,082		1,096
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings													0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation													0	0		0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges													0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax													0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income													1,333	1,082		1,096
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales													3,441	2,954		3,334
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy													(2,754)	(2,464)		(2,782)
Gross Profit													687	490		552
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses													(428)	(403)		(517)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets														(93)		(232)
Gain on Divestiture of Third-party Apparel Sourcing Business																105
Operating Income (Loss)													259	(6)		(92)
Interest Expense													(11)	(10)		(12)
Other Income (Loss)													17	23		234
Income Before Income Taxes													265	7		130
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes													238	169		51
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax													450	432		217
Net Income (Loss)													477	270		296
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings													(50)	3		0
Foreign Currency Translation													40	(2)		(1)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges													46	1		(3)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax													36	2		(4)
Total Comprehensive Income													513	272		292
Eliminations
Net Sales													(2,546)	(2,065)		(2,540)
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy													2,432	1,969		2,418
Gross Profit													(114)	(96)		(122)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses													116	93		121
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets														0		0
Gain on Divestiture of Third-party Apparel Sourcing Business																0
Operating Income (Loss)													2	(3)		(1)
Interest Expense													39	32		36
Other Income (Loss)													0	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes													41	29		35
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes													0	0		0
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax													(1,851)	(1,381)		(1,427)
Net Income (Loss)													(1,810)	(1,352)		(1,392)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings													0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation													0	0		0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges													0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax													0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income													$ (1,810)	$ (1,352)		$ (1,392)

[1] The Company utilizes the retail calendar for reporting. As such, the results for fiscal years 2013 and 2012 represent the 52-week period ended February 1, 2014 and 53-week period ended February 2, 2013, respectively. The 2013 fourth quarter consists of a thirteen week period versus a fourteen week period in 2012.

[2] Includes the effect of the following items:(i)A pre-tax charge of $93 million related to the impairment of La Senza goodwill and other intangible assets; and(ii)A pre-tax charge of $27 million related to the impairment of Henri Bendel long-lived store assets.

[3] Includes the effect of the following items:i.A pre-tax gain of $13 million related to $13 million in cash distributions from certain of our investments in Easton; andii.A pre-tax expense of $10 million associated with the store closure initiative at La Senza.

[4] Includes $4 million of expense associated with the store closure initiative at La Senza.

[5] Operating Loss for the Other segment includes the effect of the following items:(i)In 2012, a $93 million impairment charge related to goodwill and other intangible assets for our La Senza business; a $27 million impairment charge related to long-lived store assets for our Henri Bendel business; and $14 million of expense associated with the store closure initiative at La Senza.(ii)In 2011, a $232 million impairment charge related to goodwill and other intangible assets for our La Senza business; a $111 million gain related to the divestiture of 51% of our third-party apparel sourcing business; $163 million of expense related to the charitable contribution of our remaining shares of Express to The Limited Brands Foundation; and $24 million of restructuring expenses at La Senza.