Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Net sales	$ 6,143	$ 5,889
Cost of sales	(3,757)	(3,586)
Gross margin	2,386	2,303
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,995)	(1,973)
Operating income (loss)	391	330
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(112)	(116)
Intercompany	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	279	214
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	(98)	(83)
Net income (loss)	181	131
Comprehensive income (loss)	204	134
Parent
Net sales	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross margin	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(2)	(2)
Operating income (loss)	(2)	(2)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	1	0
Intercompany	(1)	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	183	132
Income (loss) before income taxes	181	130
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	1
Net income (loss)	181	131
Comprehensive income (loss)	204	134
Subsidiary Issuer
Net sales	3,041	2,993
Cost of sales	(1,956)	(1,923)
Gross margin	1,085	1,070
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,060)	(1,105)
Operating income (loss)	25	(35)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(113)	(116)
Intercompany	(35)	(50)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	63	92
Income (loss) before income taxes	(60)	(109)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	35	56
Net income (loss)	(25)	(53)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(2)	(50)
Other Subsidiaries
Net sales	5,144	4,940
Cost of sales	(3,829)	(3,693)
Gross margin	1,315	1,247
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(947)	(880)
Operating income (loss)	368	367
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0
Intercompany	36	50
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	404	417
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	(133)	(140)
Net income (loss)	271	277
Comprehensive income (loss)	281	282
Consolidating Adjustments
Net sales	(2,042)	(2,044)
Cost of sales	2,028	2,030
Gross margin	(14)	(14)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	14	14
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(246)	(224)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(246)	(224)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	0
Net income (loss)	(246)	(224)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (279)	$ (232)