Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Mar. 07, 2019	Aug. 04, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TARGET CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000027419
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 02, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 42,763,636,334
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		516,333,213
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY