Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Net sales	$ 3,559	$ 5,546	$ 6,576	$ 11,050
Consignment Commission Income	0		0
Credit card revenues, net	168	176	299	348
Cost of sales	(2,718)	(3,395)	(5,219)	(6,798)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,398)	(2,177)	(2,995)	(4,287)
Gains on sale of real estate	0	7	16	49
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(242)	(2)	(3,426)	(3)
Operating income (loss)	(631)	155	(4,749)	359
Benefit plan income, net	12	8	21	15
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	(38)	0	(38)	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(69)	(47)	(117)	(94)
Interest Expense, Other	0	0	0	0
Financing costs	(3)	0	(3)	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(729)	116	(4,886)	280
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	298	(30)	874	(57)
Net income (loss)	(431)	86	(4,012)	223
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(380)	91	(3,952)	234
Parent
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Consignment Commission Income	0
Credit card revenues, net	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	1
Gains on sale of real estate		0	0	0
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	1
Benefit plan income, net	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	0		0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(17)	4	(16)	9
Interest Expense, Other	(21)	0	(21)	0
Financing costs	0		0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(406)	82	(3,988)	214
Income (loss) before income taxes	(444)	86	(4,025)	224
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	13	0	13	(1)
Net income (loss)	(431)	86	(4,012)	223
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(380)	91	(3,952)	234
Subsidiary Issuer
Net sales	166	2,219	1,033	4,373
Consignment Commission Income	219		219
Credit card revenues, net	(1)	(2)	(6)	(5)
Cost of sales	14	(1,341)	(782)	(2,682)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(463)	(872)	(1,025)	(1,674)
Gains on sale of real estate		0	0	24
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(85)	0	(2,807)	0
Operating income (loss)	(150)	4	(3,368)	36
Benefit plan income, net	5	3	8	6
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	(13)		(13)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(48)	(52)	(97)	(105)
Interest Expense, Other	10	(18)	(8)	(37)
Financing costs	(3)		(3)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(473)	(108)	(1,268)	(138)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(672)	(171)	(4,749)	(238)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	75	7	502	31
Net income (loss)	(597)	(164)	(4,247)	(207)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(551)	(159)	(4,192)	(197)
Other Subsidiaries
Net sales	3,427	4,416	6,382	9,184
Consignment Commission Income	0		0
Credit card revenues, net	169	178	305	353
Cost of sales	(2,766)	(3,143)	(5,276)	(6,623)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,154)	(1,305)	(2,189)	(2,614)
Gains on sale of real estate		7	16	25
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(157)	(2)	(619)	(3)
Operating income (loss)	(481)	151	(1,381)	322
Benefit plan income, net	7	5	13	9
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	(25)		(25)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(4)	1	(4)	2
Interest Expense, Other	11	18	29	37
Financing costs	0		0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(492)	175	(1,368)	370
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	210	(37)	359	(87)
Net income (loss)	(282)	138	(1,009)	283
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(249)	142	(970)	291
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net sales	(34)	(1,089)	(839)	(2,507)
Consignment Commission Income	(219)		(219)
Credit card revenues, net	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	34	1,089	839	2,507
Selling, general and administrative expenses	219	0	219	0
Gains on sale of real estate		0	0	0
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Benefit plan income, net	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	0		0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense, Other	0	0	0	0
Financing costs	0		0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	879	26	5,256	(76)
Income (loss) before income taxes	879	26	5,256	(76)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	879	26	5,256	(76)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 800	$ 17	$ 5,162	$ (94)