Supplemental Financial Information (Details) (USD $)				3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	May 03, 2013	May 02, 2014 Sears Holdings Corporation
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid advertising costs	$ 15,427,000	$ 15,564,000	$ 19,245,000
Other prepaid expenses	14,236,000	6,429,000	8,972,000
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,663,000	21,993,000	28,217,000
Current liabilities
Deferred gift card revenue	28,117,000	28,819,000	25,949,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	17,746,000	11,811,000	18,708,000
Reserve for sales returns and allowances	13,478,000	13,805,000	13,796,000
Deferred revenue	24,402,000	15,966,000	28,545,000
Accrued property, sales and other taxes	12,725,000	6,262,000	6,314,000
Short-term portion of long-term debt	5,150,000	0	0
Other	7,158,000	7,292,000	4,714,000
Total other current liabilities	108,776,000	83,955,000	98,026,000
Postretirement benefit liability				$ 1,500,000