Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

	January 31, 2015		February 1, 2014
	(millions)
Accounts payable	$	833	$	746
Gift cards and customer award certificates	907		840
Accrued wages and vacation	193		190
Current portion of post employment and postretirement benefits	190		110
Taxes other than income taxes	187		157
Lease related liabilities	155		153
Current portion of workers’ compensation and general liability reserves	128		131
Accrued interest	93		89
Allowance for future sales returns	93		85
Severance and relocation	46		43
Other	284		266
	$	3,109	$	2,810

Changes in Workers' Compensation and General Liability Reserve Including Current Portion

Changes in workers’ compensation and general liability reserves, including the current portion, are as follows:

	2014			2013			2012
	(millions)
Balance, beginning of year	$	497		$	497		$	493
Charged to costs and expenses	160			147			157
Payments, net of recoveries	(152		)	(147		)	(153		)
Balance, end of year	$	505		$	497		$	497