Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Oct. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019
Net sales	$ 3,990	$ 5,173	$ 10,566	$ 16,223
Consignment Commission Income	0		0
Credit card revenues, net	195	183	494	531
Cost of sales	(2,569)	(3,106)	(7,788)	(9,905)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,726)	(2,202)	(4,723)	(6,489)
Gains on sale of real estate	3	17	20	67
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(20)	(13)	(3,445)	(16)
Operating income (loss)	(127)	52	(4,876)	411
Benefit plan income, net	16	8	37	23
Settlement charges	(26)	(12)	(65)	(12)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(80)	(48)	(196)	(143)
Interest Expense, Other	0	0	0	0
Financing costs	0	0	(4)	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(217)	0	(5,104)	279
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	126	2	1,000	(55)
Net income (loss)	(91)	2	(4,104)	224
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(89)	(35)	(4,041)	198
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	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
Settlement charges	0	0	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(29)	3	(44)	11
Interest Expense, Other	(33)	0	(55)	0
Financing costs			0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(53)	(3)	(4,041)	212
Income (loss) before income taxes	(115)	0	(4,140)	224
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	24	2	36	0
Net income (loss)	(91)	2	(4,104)	224
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(89)	(35)	(4,041)	198
Subsidiary Issuer
Net sales	97	2,044	1,131	6,418
Consignment Commission Income	353		572
Credit card revenues, net	2	(2)	(4)	(8)
Cost of sales	(32)	(1,230)	(814)	(3,913)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(624)	(870)	(1,651)	(2,544)
Gains on sale of real estate	0	8	1	32
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(5)	(1)	(2,811)	(1)
Operating income (loss)	(209)	(51)	(3,576)	(16)
Benefit plan income, net	6	3	14	9
Settlement charges	(12)	0	(26)	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(44)	(52)	(141)	(157)
Interest Expense, Other	26	(18)	18	(55)
Financing costs			(4)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(92)	(125)	(1,360)	(264)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(325)	(243)	(5,075)	(483)
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	95	30	597	61
Net income (loss)	(230)	(213)	(4,478)	(422)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(227)	(249)	(4,420)	(448)
Other Subsidiaries
Net sales	3,893	5,245	10,274	14,428
Consignment Commission Income	0		0
Credit card revenues, net	193	185	498	539
Cost of sales	(2,537)	(3,992)	(7,813)	(10,615)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,455)	(1,332)	(3,644)	(3,946)
Gains on sale of real estate	3	9	19	35
Impairment, restructuring and other costs	(15)	(12)	(634)	(15)
Operating income (loss)	82	103	(1,300)	426
Benefit plan income, net	10	5	23	14
Settlement charges	(14)	(12)	(39)	(12)
Interest (expense) income, net
External	(7)	1	(11)	3
Interest Expense, Other	7	18	37	55
Financing costs			0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	78	115	(1,290)	486
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	7	(30)	367	(116)
Net income (loss)	85	85	(923)	370
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	85	65	(884)	358
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net sales	0	(2,116)	(839)	(4,623)
Consignment Commission Income	(353)		(572)
Credit card revenues, net	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	2,116	839	4,623
Selling, general and administrative expenses	353	0	572	0
Gains on sale of real estate	0	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
Settlement charges	0	0	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net
External	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense, Other	0	0	0	0
Financing costs			0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	145	128	5,401	52
Income (loss) before income taxes	145	128	5,401	52
Federal, state and local income tax benefit (expense)	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	145	128	5,401	52
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 142	$ 184	$ 5,304	$ 90