Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Mar. 08, 2017	Jul. 31, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 28, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	kss
Entity Registrant Name	KOHLS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000885639
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		172,356,294
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 7.5