Accounts Receivable (Distributions Of Credit Card Receivables Across FICO Score Ranges) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified																												6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013 801 plus [Member]		Feb. 02, 2013 801 plus [Member]		Jul. 28, 2012 801 plus [Member]		Aug. 03, 2013 660-800 [Member]		Feb. 02, 2013 660-800 [Member]		Jul. 28, 2012 660-800 [Member]		Aug. 03, 2013 001-659 [Member]		Feb. 02, 2013 001-659 [Member]		Jul. 28, 2012 001-659 [Member]		Aug. 03, 2013 Other [Member]		Feb. 02, 2013 Other [Member]		Jul. 28, 2012 Other [Member]		Aug. 03, 2013 Maximum [Member] Active cardholder [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Maximum [Member] Inactive cardholder [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Credit card receivables	$ 2,351	$ 2,142	$ 2,294	$ 430	[1]	$ 310	[1]	$ 441	[1]	$ 1,455	[1]	$ 1,366	[1]	$ 1,419	[1]	$ 367	[1]	$ 379	[1]	$ 366	[1]	$ 99	[1],[2]	$ 87	[1],[2]	$ 68	[1],[2]
Credit card receivables, % of total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	18.30%	[1]	14.50%	[1]	19.20%	[1]	61.90%	[1]	63.80%	[1]	61.80%	[1]	15.60%	[1]	17.70%	[1]	16.00%	[1]	4.20%	[1],[2]	4.00%	[1],[2]	3.00%	[1],[2]
Credit scores updated																												60 days	90 days

[1] Credit scores for our credit cardholders are updated at least every 60 days for active accounts and every 90 days for inactive accounts. Amounts listed in the table reflect the most recently obtained credit scores as of the dates indicated.

[2] Other consists of amounts not yet posted to customers' accounts and receivables from customers for whom FICO scores are temporarily unavailable.