Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	May 04, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	$ 214	$ 0	$ 215
Net Sales	2,391	2,268
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(1,409)	(1,327)
Gross Profit	982	941
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(646)	(630)
Operating Income (Loss)	336	311
Interest Expense	(84)	(79)
Other Income	3	3
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	255	235
Provision for Income Taxes	98	92
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	157	143
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	6	(6)
Foreign Currency Translation	(2)	4
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	(8)	1
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(4)	(1)
Total Comprehensive Income	153	142
L Brands, Inc.
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	214		215
Net Sales	0	0
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(3)	(2)
Operating Income (Loss)	(3)	(2)
Interest Expense	(84)	(79)
Other Income	0	0
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	(87)	(81)
Provision for Income Taxes	(1)	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	243	224
Net Income (Loss)	157	143
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	157	143
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	0		0
Net Sales	2,198	2,073
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(1,346)	(1,246)
Gross Profit	852	827
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(561)	(552)
Operating Income (Loss)	291	275
Interest Expense	(7)	(6)
Other Income	0	0
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	284	269
Provision for Income Taxes	62	64
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	191	53
Net Income (Loss)	413	258
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	413	258
Non- guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	0		0
Net Sales	835	748
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(678)	(610)
Gross Profit	157	138
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(110)	(100)
Operating Income (Loss)	47	38
Interest Expense	(2)	(3)
Other Income	3	3
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	48	38
Provision for Income Taxes	37	28
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	169	37
Net Income (Loss)	180	47
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	6	(6)
Foreign Currency Translation	(2)	4
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	(8)	1
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(4)	(1)
Total Comprehensive Income	176	46
Eliminations
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	0		0
Net Sales	(642)	(553)
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	615	529
Gross Profit	(27)	(24)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	28	24
Operating Income (Loss)	1	0
Interest Expense	9	9
Other Income	0	0
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	10	9
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(603)	(314)
Net Income (Loss)	(593)	(305)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (593)	$ (305)