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Non Taxable Gain From Contribution Of Shares To Foundation

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Shares of common stock sold in Express secondary offering

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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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-Glossary Investing Activities

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011 Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]	Apr. 28, 2012 Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]	Apr. 12, 2011 Express [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Express [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 Express [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Express [Member]	Apr. 11, 2011 Express [Member]	Dec. 14, 2010 Express [Member]
Pre tax net cash proceeds from divestitures				$ 124	$ 11
Gain on Divestiture of Third-Party Apparel Sourcing Business	0	0	111			111
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage								0.00%		8.00%	14.00%	25.00%
Shares Of Common Stock Sold In Secondary Offering							5.5
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments							99
Gain on Sale of Equity Method Investment	0	0	86				86
Contribution Of Shares								7.2
Fair Value of Express stock contributed to Limited Brands Foundation									163
Non Taxable Gain From Contribution Of Shares To Foundation									$ 147