Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total		Total Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at Jan. 31, 2014	$ 11,853		$ 11,853	$ 515	$ 0	$ 11,355	$ (17)	$ 0
Balance, shares at Jan. 31, 2014				1,030.0
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	2,698		2,698			2,698
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(86)		(86)				(86)
Tax effect of non-qualified stock options exercised and restricted stock vested	41		41		41
Cash dividends declared, $1.33, $1.07, and $0.87 per share for 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively	(858)		(858)			(858)
Share-based payment expense	111		111		111
Repurchase of common stock	(3,927)		(3,927)	$ (37)	(286)	(3,604)
Repurchase of common stock, shares				(75.0)
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, value	136		136	$ 2	134
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, shares				5.0
Balance at Jan. 30, 2015	9,968		9,968	$ 480	0	9,591	(103)	0
Balance, shares at Jan. 30, 2015				960.0
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	2,546		2,546			2,546
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(291)		(291)				(291)
Tax effect of non-qualified stock options exercised and restricted stock vested	61		61		61
Cash dividends declared, $1.33, $1.07, and $0.87 per share for 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively	(991)		(991)			(991)
Share-based payment expense	112		112		112
Repurchase of common stock	$ (3,878)	[1]	(3,878)	$ (27)	(298)	(3,553)
Repurchase of common stock, shares	(54.5)			(54.0)
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, value	$ 127		127	$ 2	125
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, shares				4.0
Balance at Jan. 29, 2016	$ 7,654		7,654	$ 455	0	7,593	(394)	0
Balance, shares at Jan. 29, 2016	910.0			910.0
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	$ 3,093		3,091			3,091		2
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	154		154				154
Tax effect of non-qualified stock options exercised and restricted stock vested	57		57		57
Cash dividends declared, $1.33, $1.07, and $0.87 per share for 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively	(1,169)		(1,169)			(1,169)
Share-based payment expense	104		104		104
Repurchase of common stock	$ (3,577)	[1]	(3,577)	$ (24)	(279)	(3,274)
Repurchase of common stock, shares	(47.7)			(48.0)
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, value	$ 138		138	$ 2	136
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, shares				4.0
Noncontrolling interest resulting from acquisition	109		0					109
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest holders	(2)		0					(2)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(127)		(18)		(18)			(109)
Balance at Feb. 03, 2017	$ 6,434		$ 6,434	$ 433	$ 0	$ 6,241	$ (240)	$ 0
Balance, shares at Feb. 03, 2017	866.0			866.0

[1] Reductions of $3.3 billion and $3.6 billion were recorded to retained earnings, after capital in excess of par value was depleted, for 2016 and 2015, respectively.