Pension and Other Post-Retirement Plans - Funded Status Of Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 1,033	$ 1,137	$ 1,175
U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(37)	(41)	(38)
Fair Value of Plan Assets	27	31	33
International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(989)	(1,169)	(1,076)
Fair Value of Plan Assets	1,006	1,106	$ 1,141
Overfunded Plans [Member] \| International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(924)	0
Fair Value of Plan Assets	969	0
Funded status	45	0
Underfunded Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(102)	(1,210)
Fair Value of Plan Assets	64	1,137
Funded status	(38)	(73)
Underfunded Plans [Member] \| U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(37)	(41)
Fair Value of Plan Assets	27	31
Funded status	(10)	(10)
Underfunded Plans [Member] \| International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Projected Benefit Obligation	(65)	(1,169)
Fair Value of Plan Assets	37	1,106
Funded status	$ (28)	$ (63)

1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Projected Benefit Obligation
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522206

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6503904

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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-SubTopic 30
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The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation. Will normally be the same as the net Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet, Total.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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