Segment Reporting (Schedule Of Net Sales By Channel) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,104	$ 2,918	$ 5,761	$ 5,453
Total Retail segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,245	3,063	5,958	5,639
Nordstrom [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,523	2,423	4,541	4,381
Nordstrom full-line stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,098	2,114	3,815	3,830
Direct [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	425	309	726	551
Nordstrom Rack [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	645	577	1,261	1,134
HauteLook and Jeffrey [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	77	63	156	124
Corporate/Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ (141)	$ (145)	$ (197)	$ (186)