Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014	Aug. 02, 2014	May 03, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014		Feb. 02, 2013
Net Sales	$ 4,069	$ 2,319	$ 2,675	$ 2,391	$ 3,818	$ 2,171	$ 2,516	$ 2,268		$ 11,454	$ 10,773		$ 10,459
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy										(6,646)	(6,344)		(6,073)
Gross Profit	1,835	947	1,044	982	1,642	857	989	941		4,808	4,429		4,386
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses										(2,855)	(2,686)		(2,720)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets									(93)	0	0		(93)
Operating Income (Loss)	957	284	376	336	863	211	358	311		1,953	1,743	[1]	1,573	[1]
Interest Expense										(324)	(314)		(316)
Other Income (Loss)										7	17		24
Income Before Income Taxes	880	205	296	255	787	142	282	235		1,636	1,446		1,281
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes										594	543		528
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax										0	0		0
Net Income (Loss)										1,042	903		753
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings										(60)	(50)		5
Foreign Currency Translation										21	40		(2)
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges										34	46		1
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax										(5)	36		4
Total Comprehensive Income										1,037	939		757
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										(6)	(5)		(5)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets													0
Operating Income (Loss)										(6)	(5)		(5)
Interest Expense										(324)	(314)		(316)
Other Income (Loss)										1	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes										(329)	(319)		(321)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes										(3)	0		0
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax										1,368	1,222		1,074
Net Income (Loss)										1,042	903		753
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings										0	0		2
Foreign Currency Translation										0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges										0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax										0	0		2
Total Comprehensive Income										1,042	903		755
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales										10,711	10,047		9,717
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy										(6,449)	(6,096)		(5,649)
Gross Profit										4,262	3,951		4,068
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses										(2,538)	(2,403)		(2,435)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets													0
Operating Income (Loss)										1,724	1,548		1,633
Interest Expense										(35)	(28)		(22)
Other Income (Loss)										0	0		1
Income Before Income Taxes										1,689	1,520		1,612
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes										385	305		359
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax										46	118		(171)
Net Income (Loss)										1,350	1,333		1,082
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings										0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation										0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges										0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax										0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income										1,350	1,333		1,082
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales										3,343	3,190		2,738
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy										(2,611)	(2,598)		(2,324)
Gross Profit										732	592		414
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses										(446)	(394)		(373)
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets													(93)
Operating Income (Loss)										286	198		(52)
Interest Expense										(9)	(11)		(10)
Other Income (Loss)										6	17		23
Income Before Income Taxes										283	204		(39)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes										212	238		169
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax										316	462		441
Net Income (Loss)										387	428		233
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings										(60)	(50)		3
Foreign Currency Translation										21	40		(2)
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges										34	46		1
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax										(5)	36		2
Total Comprehensive Income										382	464		235
Eliminations
Net Sales										(2,600)	(2,464)		(1,996)
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy										2,414	2,350		1,900
Gross Profit										(186)	(114)		(96)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses										135	116		93
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets													0
Operating Income (Loss)										(51)	2		(3)
Interest Expense										44	39		32
Other Income (Loss)										0	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes										(7)	41		29
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes										0	0		0
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax										(1,730)	(1,802)		(1,344)
Net Income (Loss)										(1,737)	(1,761)		(1,315)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings										0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation										0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges										0	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax										0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income										$ (1,737)	$ (1,761)		$ (1,315)

[1] Assets are allocated to the operating segments based on decision making authority relevant to the applicable assets.