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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Trunk Club Restricted Stock Award Activity) (Details) (Trunk Club [Member], Restricted stock [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Trunk Club [Member] | Restricted stock [Member]
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Outstanding, beginning of year (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Outstanding, beginning of year, weighted-average grant-date fair value per unit (in dollars per share) $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Granted units (in shares or units) 500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per unit granted (in dollars per share) $ 69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Vested units (in shares) (100,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per unit vested (in dollars per share) $ 69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Forfeited units (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per unit forfeited or cancelled (in dollars per share) $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Outstanding, end of year (in shares) 400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember
Outstanding, end of year, weighted-average grant-date fair value per unit (in dollars per share) $ 69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= jwn_TrunkClubMember