Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	May 04, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (3,581)	$ 136
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	3,184	1
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	0	0
Dividends received from subsidiaries	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	237	236
Gains on sale of real estate	(16)	(43)
Change in assets, liabilities and other items not separately identified	12	(368)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	(164)	(38)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software, net of dispositions	(139)	(230)
Other, net	26	(7)
Net cash used by investing activities	(113)	(237)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issued, net of debt repaid	1,496	(3)
Dividends paid	(117)	(116)
Issuance or common stock	0	6
Intercompany activity, net	0	0
Other, net	(231)	(45)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	1,148	(158)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	871	(433)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	731	1,248
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, end of period	1,602	815
Parent
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(3,581)	136
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	3,582	(132)
Dividends received from subsidiaries	251	225
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Gains on sale of real estate	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	353	(78)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	(101)	307
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software, net of dispositions	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issued, net of debt repaid	0	0
Dividends paid	(117)	(116)
Issuance of common stock, net of common stock acquired		6
Intercompany activity, net	1,082	(700)
Other, net	(117)	(93)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	848	(903)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	747	(596)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	413	889
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, end of period	1,160	293
Subsidiary Issuer
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(3,650)	(43)
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	2,722	0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	795	30
Dividends received from subsidiaries	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	77	85
Gains on sale of real estate	0	(24)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	(151)	118
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	95	(70)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software, net of dispositions	(34)	(52)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(34)	(52)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issued, net of debt repaid	1,497	(3)
Dividends paid	0	0
Issuance of common stock, net of common stock acquired		0
Intercompany activity, net	(1,529)	214
Other, net	(68)	28
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(100)	239
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	(39)	117
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	64	64
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, end of period	25	181
Other Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(727)	145
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	462	1
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	0	0
Dividends received from subsidiaries	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	160	151
Gains on sale of real estate	(16)	(19)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	(214)	328
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	93	(50)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software, net of dispositions	(105)	(178)
Other, net	26	(7)
Net cash used by investing activities	(79)	(185)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issued, net of debt repaid	(1)	0
Dividends paid	(251)	(225)
Issuance of common stock, net of common stock acquired		0
Intercompany activity, net	447	486
Other, net	(46)	20
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	149	281
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	163	46
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	254	295
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, end of period	417	341
Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	4,377	(102)
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	(4,377)	102
Dividends received from subsidiaries	(251)	(225)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Gains on sale of real estate	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	(251)	(225)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software, net of dispositions	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issued, net of debt repaid	0	0
Dividends paid	251	225
Issuance of common stock, net of common stock acquired		0
Intercompany activity, net	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	251	225
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, end of period	$ 0	$ 0