Segment Information (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) Reportable_Segments specialtystores	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Number Of Reportable Segments (in reportable segments) \| Reportable_Segments	3
Henri Bendel [Member]
Henri Bendel Specialty Stores Owned \| specialtystores	29
International [Member]
International sales	$ 1,314	$ 1,349	$ 1,212
Internationally based Long-lived Assets	$ 319	$ 293

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
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