Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013
Net Sales	$ 2,319	$ 2,171	$ 7,385	$ 6,955
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,372)	(1,314)	(4,412)	(4,168)
Gross Profit	947	857	2,973	2,787
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(663)	(646)	(1,977)	(1,907)
Operating Income (Loss)	284	211	996	880
Interest Expense	(80)	(76)	(246)	(232)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	1	7	6	11
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	205	142	756	659
Provision for Income Taxes	73	50	279	246
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	132	92	477	413
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(13)	(2)	(5)	(21)
Foreign Currency Translation	3	5	0	17
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	16	3	3	19
Current-period Other Comprehensive Loss	6	6	(2)	15
Total Comprehensive Income	138	98	475	428
L Brands, Inc.
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0	0	0
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(1)	(1)	(5)	(4)
Operating Income (Loss)	(1)	(1)	(5)	(4)
Interest Expense	(80)	(76)	(246)	(232)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	(81)	(77)	(251)	(236)
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0	(1)	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	213	169	727	649
Net Income (Loss)	132	92	477	413
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Current-period Other Comprehensive Loss	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	132	92	477	413
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	2,156	2,026	6,788	6,385
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,364)	(1,319)	(4,239)	(3,980)
Gross Profit	792	707	2,549	2,405
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(578)	(569)	(1,723)	(1,682)
Operating Income (Loss)	214	138	826	723
Interest Expense	(6)	(7)	(21)	(19)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	208	131	805	704
Provision for Income Taxes	47	27	165	130
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	64	(23)	347	297
Net Income (Loss)	225	81	987	871
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Current-period Other Comprehensive Loss	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	225	81	987	871
Non- guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	836	845	2,510	2,386
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(653)	(664)	(2,002)	(1,923)
Gross Profit	183	181	508	463
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(113)	(106)	(336)	(304)
Operating Income (Loss)	70	75	172	159
Interest Expense	(2)	(2)	(6)	(8)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	1	7	6	11
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	69	80	172	162
Provision for Income Taxes	26	23	115	116
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	7	(88)	257	225
Net Income (Loss)	50	(31)	314	271
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(13)	(2)	(5)	(21)
Foreign Currency Translation	3	5	0	17
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	16	3	3	19
Current-period Other Comprehensive Loss	6	6	(2)	15
Total Comprehensive Income	56	(25)	312	286
Eliminations
Net Sales	(673)	(700)	(1,913)	(1,816)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	645	669	1,829	1,735
Gross Profit	(28)	(31)	(84)	(81)
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	29	30	87	83
Operating Income (Loss)	1	(1)	3	2
Interest Expense	8	9	27	27
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	9	8	30	29
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(284)	(58)	(1,331)	(1,171)
Net Income (Loss)	(275)	(50)	(1,301)	(1,142)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Current-period Other Comprehensive Loss	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (275)	$ (50)	$ (1,301)	$ (1,142)