Debt Instrument, Reference Rate, Floor

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Dividends Limited Per Quarter

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

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-Section 45

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8)

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt and Credit Agreements Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	Feb. 04, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividends Limited Per Quarter (in dollars per share)				$ 0.15
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument				6 years
Principal amount of debt					$ 2,750,000,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees			$ 24,000,000	$ 28,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.75%
Reference rate, floor				0.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees	$ 25,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees	$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, term				5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 3,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fees on undrawn portion of the credit facility				0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fees on undrawn portion of the credit facility				0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate, first three months [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate, thereafter [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate, thereafter [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Existing Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000