Accounts delinquent 30 days or more are a primary indicator of the credit quality of our credit card receivables, along with aging, as these are the accounts most likely to be written off.

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The percentage of outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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The percentage of credit card receivables used as collateral to secure long-term debt instruments.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6951948&loc=d3e18845-111554

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Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 Nordstrom VISA credit card receivables [Member] Nordstrom Federal Savings Bank variable funding facility [Member] Restricted [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Series 2007-A Variable Funding Note facility [Member] Nordstrom VISA credit card receivables [Member] Series 2011-1 Class A Notes [Member] Restricted [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Series 2007-A Variable Funding Note facility [Member] Nordstrom private label card receivables [Member] Series 2011-1 Class A Notes [Member] Restricted [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of company interest in credit card receivables used as collateral to secure debt			10.00%		90.00%	100.00%
Credit card receivables classified as TDRs	$ 53	$ 58
Percent of credit card receivables classified as TDRs	2.50%	2.80%
Days delinquent, accounts most likely to be written off				30 days