Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Net sales	$ 6,118	$ 5,939	$ 12,261	$ 11,828
Cost of sales	(3,555)	(3,457)	(7,312)	(7,043)
Gross margin	2,563	2,482	4,949	4,785
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(2,009)	(1,976)	(4,004)	(3,949)
Operating income (loss)	554	506	945	836
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(105)	(111)	(217)	(227)
Intercompany	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	449	395	728	609
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	(170)	(154)	(268)	(237)
Net income	279	241	460	372
Comprehensive income	303	255	507	389
Parent
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross margin	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(2)	(2)	(4)	(4)
Operating income (loss)	(2)	(2)	(4)	(4)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	1	1	1
Intercompany	0	0	(1)	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	279	242	462	374
Income (loss) before income taxes	277	241	458	371
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	2	0	2	1
Net income	279	241	460	372
Comprehensive income	303	255	507	389
Subsidiary Issuer
Net sales	3,004	3,033	6,045	6,026
Cost of sales	(1,783)	(1,792)	(3,739)	(3,715)
Gross margin	1,221	1,241	2,306	2,311
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,090)	(1,024)	(2,150)	(2,129)
Operating income (loss)	131	217	156	182
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(104)	(112)	(217)	(228)
Intercompany	(36)	(47)	(71)	(97)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	130	62	193	154
Income (loss) before income taxes	121	120	61	11
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	2	(25)	37	31
Net income	123	95	98	42
Comprehensive income	147	109	145	59
Other Subsidiaries
Net sales	4,708	4,515	9,852	9,455
Cost of sales	(3,352)	(3,261)	(7,181)	(6,954)
Gross margin	1,356	1,254	2,671	2,501
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(931)	(963)	(1,878)	(1,843)
Operating income (loss)	425	291	793	658
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(1)	0	(1)	0
Intercompany	36	47	72	97
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	460	338	864	755
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	(174)	(129)	(307)	(269)
Net income	286	209	557	486
Comprehensive income	296	216	577	498
Consolidating Adjustments
Net sales	(1,594)	(1,609)	(3,636)	(3,653)
Cost of sales	1,580	1,596	3,608	3,626
Gross margin	(14)	(13)	(28)	(27)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	14	13	28	27
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0	0	0
Intercompany	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(409)	(304)	(655)	(528)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(409)	(304)	(655)	(528)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	0	0	0
Net income	(409)	(304)	(655)	(528)
Comprehensive income	$ (443)	$ (325)	$ (722)	$ (557)