Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 03, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments	$ 249	$ 130	$ 830
Credit card receivables, allowance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 365
Common Stock, shares authorized	6,000,000,000	6,000,000,000	6,000,000,000
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0833	$ 0.0833	$ 0.0833
Common Stock, shares issued	630,924,647	645,294,423	653,907,367
Common Stock, shares outstanding	630,924,647	645,294,423	653,907,367
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	0	0	0