Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

	January 30, 2016		January 31, 2015
	(millions)
Accounts payable	$	814	$	833
Gift cards and customer rewards	920		907
Current portion of post employment and postretirement benefits	257		190
Taxes other than income taxes	184		187
Lease related liabilities	165		155
Accrued wages and vacation	153		193
Current portion of workers’ compensation and general liability reserves	127		128
Severance and relocation	123		46
Allowance for future sales returns	112		93
Accrued interest	88		93
Other	390		284
	$	3,333	$	3,109

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:

	2015			2014			2013
	(millions)
Balance, beginning of year	$	505		$	497		$	497
Charged to costs and expenses	159			160			147
Payments, net of recoveries	(156		)	(152		)	(147		)
Balance, end of year	$	508		$	505		$	497