Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,383	$ 2,087	$ 7,328	$ 6,494
Credit card revenues	95	95	283	290
Total revenues	2,478	2,182	7,611	6,784
Cost of sales and related buying and occupancy costs	(1,511)	(1,331)	(4,619)	(4,139)
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Retail	(670)	(569)	(1,989)	(1,715)
Credit	(57)	(61)	(171)	(218)
Earnings before interest and income taxes	240	221	832	712
Interest expense, net	(31)	(31)	(92)	(94)
Earnings before income taxes	209	190	740	618
Income tax expense	(82)	(71)	(293)	(237)
Net earnings	$ 127	$ 119	$ 447	$ 381
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.60	$ 0.54	$ 2.08	$ 1.74
Diluted	$ 0.59	$ 0.53	$ 2.04	$ 1.71
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	210.9	219.0	215.3	218.9
Diluted	215.0	222.5	219.6	222.6