Segment Information (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)	May 04, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($)	May 05, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) Reportable_Segments	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Number Of Reportable Segments (in reportable segments) | Reportable_Segments									3
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									$ 720	$ 0	$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$ 218				$ 81			263	101	0
Loss on Divestiture of La Senza									0	(99)	0
Restructuring Charges					$ 3	20
Net Sales	$ 4,707	2,677	$ 2,902	$ 2,629	4,852	$ 2,775	$ 2,984	$ 2,626	12,914	13,237	12,632
Victoria's Secret Segment [Member]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	690
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use									51	70
Net Sales									6,805	7,375	7,387
Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International [Member]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$ 30
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	35								212	31
Net Sales									600	605	502
Other Segments [Member]
Loss on Divestiture of La Senza					(99)
Restructuring Charges										23
Net Sales									339	626	595
International [Member]
Net Sales									1,496	1,683	$ 1,553
Internationally based Long-lived Assets	$ 713				$ 454				$ 713	$ 454