Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities	$ 1,248,000,000	$ 1,351,000,000	$ 1,266,000,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	(691,000,000)	(588,000,000)	(426,000,000)
Proceeds from Divestiture	0	0	124,000,000
Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock			99,000,000
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates		0	0
Other Investing Activities	(10,000,000)	22,000,000	(23,000,000)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities	(655,000,000)	(531,000,000)	(226,000,000)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	495,000,000	985,000,000	981,000,000
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	290,000,000	0	0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	(290,000,000)	0	0
Payments of Long-term Debt	0	(57,000,000)	0
Financing Costs			(7,000,000)
Repurchase of Common Stock	(60,000,000)	(629,000,000)	(1,190,000,000)
Dividends Paid	(349,000,000)	(1,449,000,000)	(1,144,000,000)
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation	36,000,000	116,000,000	48,000,000
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	0	0	0
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other	32,000,000	52,000,000	75,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities	154,000,000	(982,000,000)	(1,237,000,000)
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(1,000,000)	0	2,000,000
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	746,000,000	(162,000,000)	(195,000,000)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	773,000,000	935,000,000	1,130,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	1,519,000,000	773,000,000	935,000,000
Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	46,000,000	22,000,000	0
Easton Investment [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	0	13,000,000	0
L Brands, Inc. [Member]
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities	(302,000,000)	(361,000,000)	(178,000,000)
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from Divestiture			0
Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock			0
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates		0	0
Other Investing Activities	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities	0	0	0
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	495,000,000	985,000,000	981,000,000
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	290,000,000
Repayments on Revolving Facility	(290,000,000)
Payments of Long-term Debt		(57,000,000)
Financing Costs			(7,000,000)
Repurchase of Common Stock	(60,000,000)	(629,000,000)	(1,190,000,000)
Dividends Paid	(349,000,000)	(1,449,000,000)	(1,144,000,000)
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation	0	0	0
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	184,000,000	1,459,000,000	1,463,000,000
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other	32,000,000	52,000,000	75,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities	302,000,000	361,000,000	178,000,000
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	0	0	0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	0	0	0
L Brands, Inc. [Member] | Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	0	0
L Brands, Inc. [Member] | Easton Investment [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital		0
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities	1,267,000,000	1,342,000,000	1,225,000,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	(475,000,000)	(344,000,000)	(219,000,000)
Proceeds from Divestiture			78,000,000
Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock			0
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates		36,000,000	(36,000,000)
Other Investing Activities	0	17,000,000	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities	(475,000,000)	(291,000,000)	(177,000,000)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	0	0	0
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	0
Payments of Long-term Debt		0
Financing Costs			0
Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation	31,000,000	95,000,000	39,000,000
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	113,000,000	(1,100,000,000)	(1,417,000,000)
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities	144,000,000	(1,005,000,000)	(1,378,000,000)
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	0	0	0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	936,000,000	46,000,000	(330,000,000)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	417,000,000	371,000,000	701,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	1,353,000,000	417,000,000	371,000,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Easton Investment [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital		0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities	283,000,000	370,000,000	219,000,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	(216,000,000)	(244,000,000)	(207,000,000)
Proceeds from Divestiture			46,000,000
Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock			99,000,000
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates		0	0
Other Investing Activities	(10,000,000)	5,000,000	(23,000,000)
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities	(180,000,000)	(204,000,000)	(85,000,000)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	0	0	0
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	0
Payments of Long-term Debt		0
Financing Costs			0
Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation	5,000,000	21,000,000	9,000,000
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	(297,000,000)	(395,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities	(292,000,000)	(374,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(1,000,000)	0	2,000,000
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(190,000,000)	(208,000,000)	135,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	356,000,000	564,000,000	429,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	166,000,000	356,000,000	564,000,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	46,000,000	22,000,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Easton Investment [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital		13,000,000
Eliminations
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities	0	0	0
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from Divestiture			0
Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock			0
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates		(36,000,000)	36,000,000
Other Investing Activities	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities	0	(36,000,000)	36,000,000
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	0	0	0
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	0
Payments of Long-term Debt		0
Financing Costs			0
Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation	0	0	0
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	0	36,000,000	(36,000,000)
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities	0	36,000,000	(36,000,000)
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	0	0	0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	0	0	0
Eliminations | Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital	0	0
Eliminations | Easton Investment [Member]
Investing Activities
Return of Capital		$ 0