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Accounts Receivable (Distribution Of Credit Card Receivables Across FICO Score Ranges) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit card receivables 2,284us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent $ 2,184us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Credit card receivables, % of total 100.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal 100.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
801 plus [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit card receivables 369us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 313us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 16.20%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 14.30%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1]
660 - 800 [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit card receivables 1,435us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 1,393us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 62.80%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 63.80%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1]
001 - 659 [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit card receivables 392us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 379us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 17.10%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 17.40%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1]
Other [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit card receivables 88us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] $ 99us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2]
Credit card receivables, % of total 3.90%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] 4.50%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2]
Maximum [Member] | Active cardholder [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit scores updated 60 days  
Maximum [Member] | Inactive cardholder [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Credit scores updated 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.