Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2018	Jun. 02, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	KOHLS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000885639
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	KSS
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 05, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		167,096,325