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Accounts Receivable (Distribution Of Credit Card Receivables Across FICO Score Ranges) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
May 03, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Credit card receivables $ 2,227us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent $ 2,284us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent $ 2,140us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Credit card receivables, % of total 100.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal 100.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal 100.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
Credit scores updated 90 days    
801 plus [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Credit card receivables 366us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 369us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 366us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 16.40%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 16.20%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1] 17.10%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeEightHundredAndOnePlusMember
[1]
660 - 800 [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Credit card receivables 1,375us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 1,435us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 1,326us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 61.80%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 62.80%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1] 62.00%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeSixHundredSixtyToEightHundredMember
[1]
001 - 659 [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Credit card receivables 392us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 392us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 358us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1]
Credit card receivables, % of total 17.60%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 17.10%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1] 16.80%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_RangeOneToSixHundredFiftyNineMember
[1]
Other [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Credit card receivables $ 94us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] $ 88us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] $ 90us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2]
Credit card receivables, % of total 4.20%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] 3.90%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2] 4.10%jwn_CreditCardReceivablesAsPercentOfTotal
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= jwn_OtherCreditCardReceivableMember
[1],[2]
[1] Credit scores for our credit cardholders are updated at least every 90 days. Amounts listed in the table reflect the most recently obtained credit scores as of the dates indicated.
[2] Other consists of amounts not yet posted to customers' accounts and receivables from customers for whom FICO scores are temporarily unavailable.