Restatement (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 29, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010		Jan. 30, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 760	$ 2,277	$ 2,441		$ 2,267
Merchandise inventories	4,130	3,036	4,030
Income taxes receivable	105		25
Deferred income taxes	91	77	92
Other	257	252	215
Total current assets	5,343	5,642	6,803
Property and equipment, net	8,918	8,692	8,698
Long-term investments	158	277	275
Other assets	263	238	229
Total assets	14,682	14,849	16,005
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,080	1,138	2,125
Accrued liabilities	1,025	1,030	930
Current portion of long-term debt		400	400
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations	95	86	87
Total current liabilities	3,200	2,781	3,542
Long-term debt	2,141	1,494	1,494
Capital lease and financing obligations	2,003	2,018	2,005
Deferred income taxes	408	256	216
Other long-term liabilities	459	450	435
Shareholders' equity	6,471	7,850	8,313
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	14,682	14,849	16,005
Previously Reported [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			2,441	[1]	2,267
Merchandise inventories			4,030	[1]
Income taxes receivable			25	[1]
Deferred income taxes			92	[1]
Other			218	[1]
Total current assets			6,806	[1]
Property and equipment, net			7,274	[1]
Long-term investments			275	[1]
Other assets			379	[1]
Total assets			14,734	[1]
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			2,125	[1]
Accrued liabilities			927	[1]
Current portion of long-term debt			400	[1]
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations			17	[1]
Total current liabilities			3,469	[1]
Long-term debt			1,494	[1]
Capital lease and financing obligations			187	[1]
Deferred income taxes			379	[1]
Other long-term liabilities			638	[1]
Shareholders' equity			8,567	[1]
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			14,734	[1]
Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Merchandise inventories
Income taxes receivable
Deferred income taxes
Other			(3)
Total current assets			(3)
Property and equipment, net			1,424
Long-term investments
Other assets			(150)
Total assets			1,271
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities			3
Current portion of long-term debt
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations			70
Total current liabilities			73
Long-term debt
Capital lease and financing obligations			1,818
Deferred income taxes			(163)
Other long-term liabilities			(203)
Shareholders' equity			(254)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			$ 1,271

[1] Includes certain reclassifications to conform to the current period presentation.