Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2015	May 27, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 02, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	Nordstrom Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000072333
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		190,533,690