Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Tax Classification in the Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017
Liabilities [Abstract]
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ 1,952	$ 2,768
Other assets and deferred charges
Assets
Other assets and deferred charges	1,879	1,565
Deferred income taxes and other
Liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred income taxes and other	$ 3,831	$ 4,333

Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176650&loc=d3e31917-109318

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176650&loc=d3e31931-109318

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