Accounts Receivable (Distribution Of Credit Card Receivables Across FICO Score Ranges) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified																												3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014	May 04, 2013	May 03, 2014 801 plus [Member]		Feb. 01, 2014 801 plus [Member]		May 04, 2013 801 plus [Member]		May 03, 2014 660 - 800 [Member]		Feb. 01, 2014 660 - 800 [Member]		May 04, 2013 660 - 800 [Member]		May 03, 2014 001 - 659 [Member]		Feb. 01, 2014 001 - 659 [Member]		May 04, 2013 001 - 659 [Member]		May 03, 2014 Other [Member]		Feb. 01, 2014 Other [Member]		May 04, 2013 Other [Member]		May 03, 2014 Maximum [Member] Active cardholder [Member]	May 03, 2014 Maximum [Member] Inactive cardholder [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Credit card receivables	$ 2,140	$ 2,184	$ 2,079	$ 366	[1]	$ 313	[1]	$ 347	[1]	$ 1,326	[1]	$ 1,393	[1]	$ 1,299	[1]	$ 358	[1]	$ 379	[1]	$ 350	[1]	$ 90	[1],[2]	$ 99	[1],[2]	$ 83	[1],[2]
Credit card receivables, % of total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	17.10%	[1]	14.30%	[1]	16.70%	[1]	62.00%	[1]	63.80%	[1]	62.50%	[1]	16.80%	[1]	17.40%	[1]	16.80%	[1]	4.10%	[1],[2]	4.50%	[1],[2]	4.00%	[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.