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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Jan. 28, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Foreign Earnings Repatriated $ 473us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated      
Valuation Allowance related to other federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets 57us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount      
Federal, State, and foreign net operating losses 48us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 45us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards    
Excess Amount Of Undistributed Foreign Earnings Of Subsidiaries 155gps_ExcessAmountOfUndistributedForeignEarningsOfSubsidiaries      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 75us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 72us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 109us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 102us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Other Tax Expense (Benefit) (41)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 31us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 27us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 29us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Interest Expense Reversed   18gps_InterestExpenseReversed    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount 28us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings      
Excess Amount Over Tax Basis of Investments in Certain Foreign Subsidiaries 581gps_ExcessAmountOverTaxBasisofInvestmentsinCertainForeignSubsidiaries      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense 2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued 18us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 17us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Accrued 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued    
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 72us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Unremitted earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries 56us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 38us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings    
Decrease In Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits Within The Next 12 Months 5gps_DecreaseInGrossUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsWithinNext12Months      
Benefit To Income Taxes If Decrease In Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits Within 12 Months Are Recognized 0gps_BenefitToIncomeTaxesIfDecreaseInGrossUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsWithin12MonthsAreRecognized      
Federal Tax Authority [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards 2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember		      
Federal, State, and foreign net operating losses 1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember		      
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2033      
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 71us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		      
Federal, State, and foreign net operating losses 4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		      
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 35us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		      
Foreign Operating Loss Carryforward That Will Expire 77gps_ForeignOperatingLossCarryforwardThatWillExpire
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		      
Foreign Operating Loss Carryforward That Will Not Expire 94gps_ForeignOperatingLossCarryforwardThatWillNotExpire
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 171us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		      
Federal, State, and foreign net operating losses $ 43us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		      
Maximum [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2033      
Maximum [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2034      
Minimum [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2019      
Minimum [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2015