Financial Services, Financing Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Allowance, and Net [Abstract]

Company Financing Receivable [Text Block]

	April 29, 2011									January 28, 2011
	Revolving			Fixed-term			Total			Revolving			Fixed-term			Total
	(in millions)
Financing Receivables, net:
Customer receivables, gross	$	2,200		$	2,031		$	4,231		$	2,396		$	1,992		$	4,388
Allowances for losses	(191		)	(26		)	(217		)	(214		)	(27		)	(241		)
Customer receivables, net	2,009			2,005			4,014			2,182			1,965			4,147
Residual interest	—			314			314			—			295			295
Financing receivables, net	$	2,009		$	2,319		$	4,328		$	2,182		$	2,260		$	4,442
Short-term	$	2,009		$	1,196		$	3,205		$	2,182		$	1,461		$	3,643
Long-term	—			1,123			1,123			—			799			799
Financing receivables, net	$	2,009		$	2,319		$	4,328		$	2,182		$	2,260		$	4,442

Customer Receivables Included In Consolidated Vies Net [Text Block]

	April 29, 2011		January 28, 2011
	(in millions)
Financing receivables held by consolidated VIEs, net:
Short-term, net	$	936	$	1,087
Long-term, net	437		262
Financing receivables held by consolidated VIEs, net	$	1,373	$	1,349

Allowance For Financing Receivables Losses [Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	April 29, 2011									April 30, 2010
	Revolving			Fixed-term			Total			Revolving			Fixed-term			Total
	(in millions)
Allowance for financing receivable losses:
Balance at the beginning of period	$	214		$	27		$	241		$	224		$	13		$	237
Incremental allowance due to VIE consolidation	—			—			—			—			16			16
Principal charge-offs	(58		)	(2		)	(60		)	(49		)	(6		)	(55		)
Interest charge-offs	(11		)	—			(11		)	(6		)	—			(6		)
Recoveries	19			1			20			5			—			5
Provision charged to income statement	27			—			27			82			6			88
Balance at end of period	$	191		$	26		$	217		$	256		$	29		$	285

Financing Receivables Aging [Text Block]

	April 29, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Current		Past Due 1 — 90 Days		Past Due > 90 Days		Total		Current		Past Due 1 — 90 Days		Past Due > 90 Days		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — Consumer
Owned since inception	$	1,254	$	118	$	40	$	1,412	$	1,302	$	153	$	48	$	1,503
Purchased	389		58		23		470		447		88		35		570
Revolving — SMB
Owned since inception	253		20		5		278		246		26		5		277
Purchased	32		6		2		40		34		9		3		46
Fixed-term —  Large Enterprise
Owned since inception	1,154		25		6		1,185		1,077		47		7		1,131
Fixed-term — Public
Owned since inception	423		17		2		442		463		12		1		476
Fixed-term — SMB
Owned since inception	395		7		2		404		371		11		3		385
Total customer receivables, gross	$	3,900	$	251	$	80	$	4,231	$	3,940	$	346	$	102	$	4,388

Customer Receivable by Credit Quality Indicator [Text Block]

	April 29, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Investment		Non-Investment		Sub-Standard		Total		Investment		Non-Investment		Sub-Standard		Total
	(in millions)
Fixed-term —  Large Enterprise
Owned since inception	$	874	$	189	$	122	$	1,185	$	806	$	166	$	159	$	1,131
Fixed-term — Public
Owned since inception	$	402	$	32	$	8	$	442	$	438	$	30	$	8	$	476

	April 29, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Higher		Mid		Lower		Total		Higher		Mid		Lower		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — SMB
Owned since inception	$	105	$	85	$	88	$	278	$	108	$	85	$	84	$	277
Purchased	$	14	$	21	$	5	$	40	$	16	$	24	$	6	$	46
Fixed-term — SMB
Owned since inception	$	40	$	128	$	236	$	404	$	62	$	129	$	194	$	385

	April 29, 2011								January 28, 2011
	FICO 720+		FICO 660 to 719		FICO < 660		Total		FICO 720+		FICO 660 to 719		FICO < 660		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — Consumer
Owned since inception	$	229	$	397	$	786	$	1,412	$	251	$	415	$	837	$	1,503
Purchased	$	43	$	108	$	319	$	470	$	50	$	127	$	393	$	570

Accretable Yield Activity [Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	April 29, 2011
	(in millions)
Accretable Yield:
Balance at beginning of period	$	137
Additions/ Purchases	—
Accretion	(21		)
Prospective yield adjustment	35
Balance at end of period	$	151