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Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities $ 1,786,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities $ 1,248,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities $ 1,351,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing Activities      
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Proceeds from Sales of Express Common Stock     13,000,000lb_ProceedsFromEquityAffiliateInitialPublicOffering
Net Investments in Consolidated Affiliates     0lb_InvestmentInEquityAffiliates
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Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities (699,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (655,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (531,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing Activities      
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Repayments on Revolving Facility (5,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit (290,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit
Payments of Financing Costs (5,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Payments of Long-term Debt (213,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (57,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Repurchase of Common Stock (87,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (60,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (629,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Dividends Paid (691,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (349,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (1,449,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Excess Tax Benefits from Share-based Compensation 43,000,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 36,000,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 116,000,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Net Financing Activities and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates 0lb_NetFinancingActivitiesAndAdvancesToFromConsolidatedAffiliates 0lb_NetFinancingActivitiesAndAdvancesToFromConsolidatedAffiliates 0lb_NetFinancingActivitiesAndAdvancesToFromConsolidatedAffiliates
Proceeds From Exercise of Stock Options and Other 34,000,000lb_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercisedAndOther 32,000,000lb_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercisedAndOther 52,000,000lb_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercisedAndOther
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities (919,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 154,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (982,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash (6,000,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (1,000,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 0us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 162,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 746,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (162,000,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year 1,519,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 773,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 935,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year 1,681,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,519,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 773,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Third Party Sourcing Business [Member]      
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32,000,000lb_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercisedAndOther
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52,000,000lb_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercisedAndOther
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302,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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