Equity Based Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Employee Benefits and Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Information with respect to stock options granted under the above plans is as follows:

	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1) (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 28, 2012	45,995,348		$	19.89
Granted	2,990,051		12.79
Exercised	(2,007,635	)	11.32
Cancelled	(5,230,065	)	19.63
Outstanding at February 2, 2013	41,747,699		$	19.83	5.01	$	3,600
Exercisable at February 2, 2013	32,333,756		$	20.90	4.06	$	1,557
Vested or expected to vest at February 2, 2013	40,835,224		$	19.89	4.94	$	3,498

(1) The intrinsic value of the nonqualified stock options is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option.

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Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair value of options granted in each year was estimated at the date of grant using the following weighted-average assumptions:

	2012		2011		2010
Risk free interest rate	1.0	%	2.1	%	2.3	%
Expected dividend yield	1.7	%	1.4	%	1.3	%
Expected stock volatility	30	%	28	%	31	%
Expected life of options	5.6 years		5.5 years		5.4 years

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Company's grants of Restricted Shares in 2012:

	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested at January 28, 2012	16,799,262		$	18.13
Granted	5,174,494		12.93
Vested	(5,378,538	)	19.94
Cancelled	(2,046,005	)	18.67
Nonvested at February 2, 2013	14,549,213		$	15.54

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[1] The intrinsic value of the nonqualified stock options is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option.