Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Net Sales	$ 2,618	$ 2,581		$ 7,809	$ 8,085
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,629)	(1,556)		(4,890)	(4,904)
Gross Profit	989	1,025		2,919	3,181
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(757)	(741)		(2,177)	(2,166)
Operating Income (Loss)	232	284		742	1,015
Interest Expense	(99)	(97)		(300)	(295)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	2	3		28	83
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	135	190		470	803
Provision for Income Taxes	49	68		151	277
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0		0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	86	122		319	526
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(4)	(4)		1	5
Foreign Currency Translation	(2)	(15)		8	(25)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	10	9		(7)	(2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax	0	0		1	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax	0	0	$ (3)	0	(3)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	4	(10)		3	(28)
Total Comprehensive Income	90	112		322	498
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)		(8)	(6)
Operating Income (Loss)	(2)	(1)		(8)	(6)
Interest Expense	(98)	(97)		(298)	(295)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0		0	(36)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(100)	(98)		(306)	(337)
Provision for Income Taxes	1	0		1	(13)
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	187	220		626	850
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	86	122		319	526
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
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax				0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax					0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0		0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	86	122		319	526
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	2,508	2,478		7,398	7,674
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,639)	(1,545)		(4,779)	(4,785)
Gross Profit	869	933		2,619	2,889
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(731)	(685)		(2,059)	(1,959)
Operating Income (Loss)	138	248		560	930
Interest Expense	(28)	(20)		(61)	(40)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	2	0		6	2
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	112	228		505	892
Provision for Income Taxes	27	82		92	216
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	166	47		642	332
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	251	193		1,055	1,008
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
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax				0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax					0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0		0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	251	193		1,055	1,008
Non- guarantor Subsidiaries
Net Sales	947	846		2,472	2,512
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(717)	(678)		(1,930)	(2,058)
Gross Profit	230	168		542	454
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	(104)	(111)		(290)	(330)
Operating Income (Loss)	126	57		252	124
Interest Expense	(3)	(2)		(8)	(7)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	3		22	117
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	123	58		266	234
Provision for Income Taxes	21	(14)		58	74
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	67	4		447	268
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	169	76		655	428
Reclassification of Cash Flow Hedges to Earnings	(4)	(4)		1	5
Foreign Currency Translation	(2)	(15)		8	(25)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges	10	9		(7)	(2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax				1	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax					(3)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	4	(10)		3	(28)
Total Comprehensive Income	173	66		658	400
Eliminations
Net Sales	(837)	(743)		(2,061)	(2,101)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	727	667		1,819	1,939
Gross Profit	(110)	(76)		(242)	(162)
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	80	56		180	129
Operating Income (Loss)	(30)	(20)		(62)	(33)
Interest Expense	30	22		67	47
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0		0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	0	2		5	14
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0		0	0
Equity in Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax	(420)	(271)		(1,715)	(1,450)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(420)	(269)		(1,710)	(1,436)
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
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax				0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax					0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0		0	0
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (420)	$ (269)		$ (1,710)	$ (1,436)