Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 29, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Jan. 30, 2010
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 498	$ 1,130	$ 988	$ 1,804
Accounts Receivable, Net	298	232	247
Inventories	1,537	1,032	1,456
Deferred Income Taxes	30	35	35
Other	253	163	255
Total Current Assets	2,616	2,592	2,981
Property and Equipment, Net	1,661	1,610	1,633
Goodwill	1,452	1,451	1,448	1,442
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	590	592	597
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	0	0	0
Other Assets	198	206	232
Total Assets	6,517	6,451	6,891
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	800	545	687
Accrued Expenses and Other	700	765	677
Income Taxes	4	194	8
Total Current Liabilities	1,504	1,504	1,372
Deferred Income Taxes	220	202	219
Long-term Debt	3,536	2,507	2,519
Other Long-term Liabilities	736	761	737
Total Equity	521	1,477	2,044
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,517	6,451	6,891
Limited Brands, Inc. [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable, Net	1	1	3
Inventories	0	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0	0
Other	0	0	8
Total Current Assets	1	1	11
Property and Equipment, Net	0	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	0	0	0
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	3,930	11,835	11,929
Other Assets	198	176	71
Total Assets	4,129	12,012	12,011
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	2	0	0
Accrued Expenses and Other	67	29	65
Income Taxes	0	(3)	0
Total Current Liabilities	69	26	65
Deferred Income Taxes	(5)	(6)	(8)
Long-term Debt	3,536	2,507	2,519
Other Long-term Liabilities	8	12	13
Total Equity	521	9,473	9,422
Total Liabilities and Equity	4,129	12,012	12,011
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	89	701	567	1,441
Accounts Receivable, Net	238	189	203
Inventories	1,274	830	1,243
Deferred Income Taxes	31	30	36
Other	152	117	134
Total Current Assets	1,784	1,867	2,183
Property and Equipment, Net	928	936	984
Goodwill	1,318	1,318	1,318
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	411	411	418
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	16,363	28,045	12,975
Other Assets	45	55	88
Total Assets	20,849	32,632	17,966
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	389	312	441
Accrued Expenses and Other	386	420	357
Income Taxes	0	167	0
Total Current Liabilities	775	899	798
Deferred Income Taxes	39	28	36
Long-term Debt	659	608	609
Other Long-term Liabilities	554	576	562
Total Equity	18,822	30,521	15,961
Total Liabilities and Equity	20,849	32,632	17,966
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	409	429	421	363
Accounts Receivable, Net	59	42	41
Inventories	264	202	213
Deferred Income Taxes	(1)	5	(1)
Other	101	47	113
Total Current Assets	832	725	787
Property and Equipment, Net	733	674	649
Goodwill	134	133	130
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	179	181	179
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	3,124	14,486	6,199
Other Assets	628	645	778
Total Assets	5,630	16,844	8,722
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	409	233	246
Accrued Expenses and Other	247	316	255
Income Taxes	4	30	8
Total Current Liabilities	660	579	509
Deferred Income Taxes	186	180	191
Long-term Debt	(6)	47	82
Other Long-term Liabilities	187	188	176
Total Equity	4,603	15,850	7,764
Total Liabilities and Equity	5,630	16,844	8,722
Eliminations [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable, Net	0	0	0
Inventories	(1)	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0	0
Other	0	(1)	0
Total Current Assets	(1)	(1)	0
Property and Equipment, Net	0	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Trade Names and Other Intangible Assets, Net	0	0	0
Net Investments in and Advances to/from Consolidated Affiliates	(23,417)	(54,366)	(31,103)
Other Assets	(673)	(670)	(705)
Total Assets	(24,091)	(55,037)	(31,808)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	0	0	0
Accrued Expenses and Other	0	0	0
Income Taxes	0	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	0	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0	0
Long-term Debt	(653)	(655)	(691)
Other Long-term Liabilities	(13)	(15)	(14)
Total Equity	(23,425)	(54,367)	(31,103)
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ (24,091)	$ (55,037)	$ (31,808)