Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	May. 02, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014	Aug. 02, 2014	May. 03, 2014	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015		Feb. 01, 2014
Net Sales	$ 4,395	$ 2,482	$ 2,765	$ 2,512	$ 4,069	$ 2,319	$ 2,675	$ 2,391	$ 12,154	$ 11,454		$ 10,773
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy									(6,950)	(6,646)		(6,344)
Gross Profit	2,002	1,031	1,114	1,056	1,835	947	1,044	982	5,204	4,808		4,429
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses									(3,012)	(2,855)		(2,686)
Operating Income (Loss)	1,078	339	403	372	957	284	376	336	2,192	1,953	[1]	1,743	[1]
Interest Expense									(334)	(324)		(314)
Other Income (Loss)									76	7		17
Income Before Income Taxes	$ 982	$ 260	$ 323	$ 369	$ 880	$ 205	$ 296	$ 255	1,934	1,636		1,446
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									681	594		543
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax									0	0		0
Net Income (Loss)									1,253	1,042		903
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings									14	(60)		(50)
Foreign Currency Translation									(23)	21		40
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges									6	34		46
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax									8	0		0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									5	(5)		36
Total Comprehensive Income									1,258	1,037		939
L Brands, Inc. [Member]
Net Sales									0	0		0
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy									0	0		0
Gross Profit									0	0		0
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses									(12)	(6)		(5)
Operating Income (Loss)									(12)	(6)		(5)
Interest Expense									(334)	(324)		(314)
Other Income (Loss)									0	1		0
Income Before Income Taxes									(346)	(329)		(319)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									(2)	(3)		0
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax									1,597	1,368		1,222
Net Income (Loss)									1,253	1,042		903
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings									0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation									0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges									0	0		0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax									0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income									1,253	1,042		903
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales									11,475	10,711		10,047
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy									(6,843)	(6,449)		(6,096)
Gross Profit									4,632	4,262		3,951
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses									(2,688)	(2,538)		(2,403)
Operating Income (Loss)									1,944	1,724		1,548
Interest Expense									(38)	(35)		(28)
Other Income (Loss)									5	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes									1,911	1,689		1,520
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									478	385		305
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax									94	46		118
Net Income (Loss)									1,527	1,350		1,333
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings									0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation									0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges									0	0		0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax									0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income									1,527	1,350		1,333
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales									3,570	3,343		3,190
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy									(2,858)	(2,611)		(2,598)
Gross Profit									712	732		592
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses									(440)	(446)		(394)
Operating Income (Loss)									272	286		198
Interest Expense									(9)	(9)		(11)
Other Income (Loss)									71	6		17
Income Before Income Taxes									334	283		204
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									205	212		238
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax									348	316		462
Net Income (Loss)									477	387		428
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings									14	(60)		(50)
Foreign Currency Translation									(23)	21		40
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges									6	34		46
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax									8
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									5	(5)		36
Total Comprehensive Income									482	382		464
Eliminations
Net Sales									(2,891)	(2,600)		(2,464)
Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy									2,751	2,414		2,350
Gross Profit									(140)	(186)		(114)
General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses									128	135		116
Operating Income (Loss)									(12)	(51)		2
Interest Expense									47	44		39
Other Income (Loss)									0	0		0
Income Before Income Taxes									35	(7)		41
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									0	0		0
Equity in Earnings, Net of Tax									(2,039)	(1,730)		(1,802)
Net Income (Loss)									(2,004)	(1,737)		(1,761)
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings									0	0		0
Foreign Currency Translation									0	0		0
Unrealized Gain on Cash Flow Hedges									0	0		0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax									0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									0	0		0
Total Comprehensive Income									$ (2,004)	$ (1,737)		$ (1,761)

[1] Assets are allocated to the operating segments based on decision making authority relevant to the applicable assets.