Long-term Debt (Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 5,811	$ 5,794
Debt, Current	72	87
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	5,739	5,707
Fixed Rate 5.25% Notes Due February 2028 [Member]
Principal balance outstanding		$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.25%
L Brands, Inc. [Member]
Debt, Current	0	$ 0
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	5,661	5,706
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	5,106	5,062
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.875% Notes Due November 2035 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	990	990
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.694% Notes Due January 2027 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	273	0
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.625% Notes Due February 2022 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	952	994
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.625% Notes Due April 2021 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	776	994
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.75% Notes Due July 2036 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	693	693
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.625% Notes Due October 2023 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	498	497
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 5.25% Notes Due February 2028 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	496	495
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 7.00% Notes Due May 2020 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	337	398
With Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Foreign Facilities with Parent Guarantee [Member]
Line of Credit, Current	12
Long-term Line of Credit	91	1
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	705	732
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Foreign Facilities with Parent Guarantee [Member]
Line of Credit, Current	60
Long-term Line of Credit		87
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 6.95% Debentures Due March 2033 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	348	348
Without Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Fixed Rate 7.60% Notes Due July 2037 [Member]
Notes Payable, Noncurrent	$ 297	$ 297

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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