Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Net Sales	$ 2,050	$ 2,174	$ 6,603	$ 6,849
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(1,225)	(1,389)	(3,934)	(4,319)
Gross Profit	825	785	2,669	2,530
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(638)	(599)	(1,884)	(1,933)
Operating Income (Loss)	187	186	785	597
Interest Expense	(77)	(64)	(234)	(183)
Other Income (Expense)	18	0	19	233
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	128	122	570	647
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	54	28	228	156
Equity In Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	74	94	342	491
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	4	(17)	5	7
Foreign Currency Translation	0	2	1	1
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	(6)	17	1	(9)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(2)	2	7	(1)
Total Comprehensive Income	72	96	349	490
Parent Company [Member]
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	0	0	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0	0	0
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(1)	(1)	(4)	(5)
Operating Income (Loss)	(1)	(1)	(4)	(5)
Interest Expense	(77)	(64)	(234)	(183)
Other Income (Expense)	160	0	161	0
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	82	(65)	(77)	(188)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity In Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(8)	159	419	679
Net Income (Loss)	74	94	342	491
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	1	2	3
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	1	2	3
Total Comprehensive Income	74	95	344	494
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net Sales	1,872	2,022	6,056	6,337
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(1,135)	(1,328)	(3,639)	(4,058)
Gross Profit	737	694	2,417	2,279
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(572)	(545)	(1,672)	(1,610)
Operating Income (Loss)	165	149	745	669
Interest Expense	(4)	(6)	(14)	(15)
Other Income (Expense)	(156)	5	(152)	12
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	5	148	579	666
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	28	37	140	119
Equity In Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	117	(62)	84	346
Net Income (Loss)	94	49	523	893
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	94	49	523	893
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net Sales	690	876	1,997	2,443
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	(573)	(758)	(1,681)	(2,108)
Gross Profit	117	118	316	335
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	(94)	(79)	(273)	(405)
Operating Income (Loss)	23	39	43	(70)
Interest Expense	(2)	(3)	(7)	(9)
Other Income (Expense)	16	(1)	18	231
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	37	35	54	152
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	26	(9)	88	37
Equity In Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	111	4	173	153
Net Income (Loss)	122	48	139	268
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	4	(18)	3	4
Foreign Currency Translation	0	2	1	1
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	(6)	17	1	(9)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(2)	1	5	(4)
Total Comprehensive Income	120	49	144	264
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net Sales	(512)	(724)	(1,450)	(1,931)
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy	483	697	1,386	1,847
Gross Profit	(29)	(27)	(64)	(84)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses	29	26	65	87
Operating Income (Loss)	0	(1)	1	3
Interest Expense	6	9	21	24
Other Income (Expense)	(2)	(4)	(8)	(10)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	4	4	14	17
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity In Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(220)	(101)	(676)	(1,178)
Net Income (Loss)	(216)	(97)	(662)	(1,161)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	0	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	0	0	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (216)	$ (97)	$ (662)	$ (1,161)