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Components of Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized debt discount $ (7)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount $ (8)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Long-term debt 2,793us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 2,792us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 5.54%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Total senior debt 2,800us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
2,800us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2017    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 6.31%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.31%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 650us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
650us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 4.81%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
4.81%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 650us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
650us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due Twenty Twenty Three [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 3.25%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
3.25%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 350us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
350us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2029    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 7.36%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
7.36%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 200us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
200us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2033    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 6.05%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.05%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 300us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
300us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Four Point Seven Eight Percent Senior Note Due Twenty Twenty Three [Member] [Domain]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 4.78%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
4.78%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt 300us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
300us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_FourPointSevenEightPercentSeniorNoteDueTwentyTwentyThreeMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2037    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective Rate 6.89%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.89%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Total senior debt $ 350us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
$ 350us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.88%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.88%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= kss_SeniorNotesDueTwentyThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember