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. 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, $1.58, $1.33, and $1.07 per share for 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively	(991)		(991)			(991)
Share-based payment expense	112		112		112
Repurchase of common stock	(3,878)		(3,878)	$ (27)	(298)	(3,553)
Repurchase of common stock, shares				(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
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, $1.58, $1.33, and $1.07 per share for 2017, 2016, and 2015, 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
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	$ 3,447		3,447			3,447
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	251		251				251
Cash dividends declared, $1.58, $1.33, and $1.07 per share for 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively	(1,324)		(1,324)			(1,324)
Share-based payment expense	99		99		99
Repurchase of common stock	$ (3,174)	[1]	(3,174)	$ (20)	(215)	(2,939)
Repurchase of common stock, shares	(39.6)			(40.0)
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, value	$ 140		140	$ 2	138
Issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans, shares				4.0
Balance at Feb. 02, 2018	$ 5,873		$ 5,873	$ 415	$ 22	$ 5,425	$ 11	$ 0
Balance, shares at Feb. 02, 2018	830.0			830.0

[1] Reductions of $2.9 billion and $3.3 billion were recorded to retained earnings, after capital in excess of par value was depleted, for 2017 and 2016, respectively.