Investments (Tables)

11 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Investments

Investments were comprised of the following ($ in millions):

	February 2, 2013		March 3, 2012
Equity and other investments
Debt securities (auction rate securities)	$	21	$	82
Marketable equity securities	27		3
Other investments	38		55
Total equity and other investments	$	86	$	140

Auction Rate Securities

Our ARS portfolio consisted of the following, at fair value ($ in millions):

Description	Nature of collateral or guarantee	February 2, 2013		March 3, 2012
Student loan bonds	Student loans guaranteed 95% to 100% by the U.S. government	$	19	$	80
Municipal revenue bonds	100% insured by AAA/Aaa-rated bond insurers at February 2, 2013	2		2
Total fair value plus accrued interest(1)		$	21	$	82

(1) The par value and weighted-average interest rates (taxable equivalent) of our ARS were $23 million and $88 million and 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively, at February 2, 2013, and March 3, 2012, respectively.