Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	May 04, 2019
Net sales	$ 3,017	$ 5,504
Credit card revenues, net	131	172
Cost of sales	(2,501)	(3,403)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,598)	(2,112)
Gains on sale of real estate	16	43
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(3,184)	(1)
Operating income (loss)	(4,119)	203
Benefit plan income, net	9	7
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(47)	(47)
Interest Expense, Other	0	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(4,157)	163
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	576	(27)
Net income (loss)	(3,581)	136
Net income (loss)	(3,581)	136
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(3,572)	142
Parent
Net sales	0	0
Credit card revenues, net	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0
Gains on sale of real estate	0	0
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Benefit plan income, net	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	1	5
Interest Expense, Other	0	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(3,582)	132
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,581)	137
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	(1)
Net income (loss)	(3,581)	136
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(3,572)	142
Subsidiary Issuer
Net sales	867	2,154
Credit card revenues, net	(5)	(2)
Cost of sales	(796)	(1,341)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(562)	(803)
Gains on sale of real estate	0	24
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(2,722)	0
Operating income (loss)	(3,218)	32
Benefit plan income, net	3	3
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(49)	(53)
Interest Expense, Other	(18)	(19)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(795)	(30)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(4,077)	(67)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	427	24
Net income (loss)	(3,650)	(43)
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(3,641)	(38)
Other Subsidiaries
Net sales	2,955	4,768
Credit card revenues, net	136	174
Cost of sales	(2,510)	(3,480)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,036)	(1,309)
Gains on sale of real estate	16	19
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(462)	(1)
Operating income (loss)	(901)	171
Benefit plan income, net	6	4
Interest (expense) income, net
External	1	1
Interest Expense, Other	18	19
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(876)	195
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	149	(50)
Net income (loss)	(727)	145
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(721)	149
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net sales	(805)	(1,418)
Credit card revenues, net	0	0
Cost of sales	805	1,418
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0
Gains on sale of real estate	0	0
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Benefit plan income, net	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0
Interest Expense, Other	0	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	4,377	(102)
Income (loss) before income taxes	4,377	(102)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	0
Net income (loss)	4,377	(102)
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 4,362	$ (111)