Segment and Geographic Information - Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended																11 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2011	Feb. 01, 2014		Nov. 02, 2013		Aug. 03, 2013		May 04, 2013		Feb. 02, 2013		Nov. 03, 2012		Aug. 04, 2012		May 05, 2012		Feb. 02, 2013		Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 01, 2014 segments		Mar. 03, 2012
Business segment information
Number of reportable segments																						2
Goodwill impairments																			$ 822		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
Total revenue			14,470		9,327		9,266		9,347		14,921		9,343		9,306		10,343		39,827	[1]	41,311	42,410		45,457
Operating income (loss)	(14)	(1)	469	[2]	90	[2]	413	[2]	168	[2]	(181)	[3]	0	[3]	87	[3]	263	[3]	(119)	[1],[3]	1,898	1,140	[2]	2,200
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of investments																			0		55	20		55
Investment income and other																			20		23	27		22
Interest expense																			(99)		(101)	(100)		(111)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense and equity in income (loss) of affiliates																			(198)		1,875	1,087		2,166
Total Assets			14,013								16,787								16,787			14,013		16,005
Total capital expenditures																			705		709	547		766
Total depreciation																			794		811	701		897
Domestic [Member]
Business segment information
Goodwill impairments																			3			0		0
Total revenue																			33,222			35,831		37,596
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			100.00%			100.00%		100.00%
Operating income (loss)																			731			1,145		1,964
Other income (expense)
Total Assets			11,146								10,874								10,874			11,146		9,592
Total capital expenditures																			488			440		488
Domestic [Member] | Consumer Electronics [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			34.00%			30.00%		36.00%
Domestic [Member] | Computing and Mobile Phones [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			44.00%			48.00%		40.00%
Domestic [Member] | Entertainment [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			9.00%			8.00%		12.00%
Domestic [Member] | Appliances [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			6.00%			7.00%		5.00%
Domestic [Member] | Services [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			6.00%			6.00%		6.00%
Domestic [Member] | Other [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			1.00%			1.00%		1.00%
International [Member]
Business segment information
Goodwill impairments																			819			0		1,200
Total revenue																			6,605			6,579		7,861
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			100.00%			100.00%		100.00%
Operating income (loss)																			(850)	[4]		(5)		236
Other income (expense)
Total Assets			2,867								5,913								5,913			2,867		6,413
Total capital expenditures																			217			107		278
International [Member] | Consumer Electronics [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			31.00%			28.00%		34.00%
International [Member] | Computing and Mobile Phones [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			39.00%			40.00%		36.00%
International [Member] | Entertainment [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			8.00%			7.00%		8.00%
International [Member] | Appliances [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			17.00%			20.00%		17.00%
International [Member] | Services [Member]
Business segment information
Percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)																			5.00%			5.00%		5.00%
Continuing Operations [Member]
Other income (expense)
Total depreciation																			794			701		879
Continuing Operations [Member] | Domestic [Member]
Other income (expense)
Total depreciation																			561			565		612
Continuing Operations [Member] | International [Member]
Other income (expense)
Total depreciation																			$ 233			$ 136		$ 267
Maximum [Member] | International [Member] | Other [Member]
Business segment information
Maximum percentage of revenue, by revenue category (as a percent)			1.00%								1.00%								1.00%			1.00%		1.00%

[1] (4)On November 2, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a change to our fiscal year-end from the Saturday nearest the end of February to the Saturday nearest the end of January. In the first quarter of fiscal 2013 (11-month), we began reporting our quarterly results on the basis of our new fiscal year-end. As such, the results for the month of February 2012, which are included in the audited results for fiscal 2012, were also included in the reported first quarter of fiscal 2013 (11-month). However, the results for the month of February 2012 are not included in the results for the full year of fiscal 2013 (11-month). Thus, the four quarters of fiscal year 2013 (11-month) are not additive.

[2] Includes $6 million, $7 million, $31 million and $115 million of restructuring charges recorded in the fiscal first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, and $159 million for the 12 months ended February 1, 2014, related to measures we took to restructure our businesses.

[3] (5)Includes $127 million, $91 million, $34 million and $169 million of restructuring charges recorded in the fiscal first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, and $415 million for the 11 months ended February 2, 2013, related to measures we took to restructure our businesses. Also included in the fourth quarter and 11 months ended February 2, 2013, is a $822 million goodwill impairment charge related to our Canada, Five Star and U.S. reporting units.

[4] (1) Included within our International segment's operating loss for fiscal 2013 (11-month) is a $819 million goodwill impairment charge.