DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 11, 2012	May 19, 2012	Nov. 03, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			$ 8,441,000,000	$ 7,743,000,000
Less current portion			(2,037,000,000)	(1,275,000,000)
Total long-term debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			6,404,000,000	6,468,000,000
Issuance of senior notes		850,000,000
Senior Notes due through 2042
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			7,087,000,000	7,078,000,000
Interest rate, minimum range (as a percent)			2.20%	2.20%
Interest rate, maximum range (as a percent)			8.00%	8.00%
Repayment of senior notes	346,000,000	491,000,000
Interest rate of debt repaid (as a percent)	6.20%	6.75%
Senior notes 3.40% due 2022
Debt
Issuance of senior notes		500,000,000
Interest rate of additional borrowings (as a percent)		3.40%
Senior notes 5.00% due 2042
Debt
Issuance of senior notes		350,000,000
Interest rate of additional borrowings (as a percent)		5.00%
Mortgages due in varying amounts through 2034
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			61,000,000	65,000,000
Interest rate, minimum range (as a percent)			5.00%	5.00%
Interest rate, maximum range (as a percent)			12.75%	12.75%
Commercial paper borrowings
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			114,000,000	370,000,000
Credit facility borrowings
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			1,000,000,000
Amount borrowed under credit facility			1,000,000,000
Other
Debt
Total debt, excluding capital leases and financing obligations			$ 179,000,000	$ 230,000,000