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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Jul. 31, 2010 Limited Stores [Member]	Jun. 09, 2010 Limited Stores [Member]	Oct. 30, 2010 2007 Divestiture [Member] Limited Stores [Member]
Effective tax rate	22.60%	39.60%	24.10%	33.80%
Combined estimated federal and state rate	38.50%		38.50%	38.50%
Equity method investment ownership percentage divested					25.00%	25.00%	75.00%
Income tax payments	$ 24	$ 74	$ 377	$ 342

- Definition

A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

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