Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014
Net Sales	$ 2,765	$ 2,675	$ 5,277	$ 5,066
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,651)	(1,631)	(3,107)	(3,040)
Gross Profit	1,114	1,044	2,170	2,026
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(711)	(668)	(1,395)	(1,314)
Operating Income (Loss)	403	376	775	712
Interest Expense	(78)	(82)	(158)	(166)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(2)	2	76	5
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	323	296	693	551
Provision for Income Taxes	121	108	240	206
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	202	188	453	345
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(27)	2	(10)	8
Foreign Currency Translation	22	(1)	12	(3)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	14	(5)	4	(13)
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	9	(4)	6	(8)
Total Comprehensive Income	211	184	459	337
L Brands, Inc.
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0	0	0
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(2)	(1)	(6)	(4)
Operating Income (Loss)	(2)	(1)	(6)	(4)
Interest Expense	(78)	(82)	(158)	(166)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	(80)	(83)	(164)	(170)
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0	0	(1)
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	282	271	617	514
Net Income (Loss)	202	188	453	345
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
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	202	188	453	345
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	2,588	2,479	4,957	4,710
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,607)	(1,549)	(3,031)	(2,908)
Gross Profit	981	930	1,926	1,802
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(629)	(593)	(1,245)	(1,161)
Operating Income (Loss)	352	337	681	641
Interest Expense	(4)	(8)	(12)	(15)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	4	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	348	329	673	626
Provision for Income Taxes	90	56	168	118
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	154	79	379	258
Net Income (Loss)	412	352	884	766
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
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	412	352	884	766
Non- guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	814	773	1,630	1,557
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(705)	(630)	(1,321)	(1,277)
Gross Profit	109	143	309	280
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(106)	(104)	(202)	(207)
Operating Income (Loss)	3	39	107	73
Interest Expense	(3)	(2)	(5)	(4)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(2)	2	72	5
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	(2)	39	174	74
Provision for Income Taxes	31	52	72	89
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	130	81	253	250
Net Income (Loss)	97	68	355	235
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(27)	2	(10)	8
Foreign Currency Translation	22	(1)	12	(3)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	14	(5)	4	(13)
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	9	(4)	6	(8)
Total Comprehensive Income	106	64	361	227
Eliminations
Net Sales	(637)	(577)	(1,310)	(1,201)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	661	548	1,245	1,145
Gross Profit	24	(29)	(65)	(56)
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	26	30	58	58
Operating Income (Loss)	50	1	(7)	2
Interest Expense	7	10	17	19
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	57	11	10	21
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(566)	(431)	(1,249)	(1,022)
Net Income (Loss)	(509)	(420)	(1,239)	(1,001)
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
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (509)	$ (420)	$ (1,239)	$ (1,001)