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Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2011	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jul. 16, 2013
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Total long-term debt			$ (1,163)	$ (1,525)
Financing Lease Obligations			177	178
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Including Current Maturities			1,365	1,734
Less: current portion			(44)	(395)
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities			1,321	1,339
Long-term debt, fair value			1,240	1,543
Future maturities of long-term debt, including capitalized leases
2018			0
2019			511
2020			0
2021			0
2022			652
Thereafter			$ 0
2016 and 2021 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Underwriting discounts		$ 6
Net proceeds from the sale of the Notes		990
Redemption price, as percentage of principal amount of debt instrument (as a percent)			100.00%
Redemption price upon control triggering event, percentage of principal amount (as a percent)			101.00%
2016 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt.
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Debt instrument issued, principal amount		350
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.75%
Notes due 2018 [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Total long-term debt			$ (500)	(500)
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Interest rate (as a percent)					5.00%
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2021 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt.
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Debt instrument issued, principal amount		$ 650
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.50%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Total long-term debt			$ (13)	(25)
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Total long-term debt			(30)	(38)
Debt discounts and issuance costs [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Total long-term debt			$ (5)	$ (7)
Notes due 2018 [Member]
Long-term Debt.
Redemption price, as percentage of principal amount of debt instrument (as a percent)			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Treasury Rate Basis Points for Redemption			50