Financial Services, Financing Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2011

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Allowance, and Net [Abstract]

Company Financing Receivable [Text Block]

	October 28, 2011									January 28, 2011
	Revolving			Fixed-term			Total			Revolving			Fixed-term			Total
	(in millions)
Financing Receivables, net:
Customer receivables, gross	$	2,111		$	2,348		$	4,459		$	2,396		$	1,992		$	4,388
Allowances for losses	(175		)	(22		)	(197		)	(214		)	(27		)	(241		)
Customer receivables, net	1,936			2,326			4,262			2,182			1,965			4,147
Residual interest	—			343			343			—			295			295
Financing receivables, net	$	1,936		$	2,669		$	4,605		$	2,182		$	2,260		$	4,442
Short-term	$	1,936		$	1,390		$	3,326		$	2,182		$	1,461		$	3,643
Long-term	—			1,279			1,279			—			799			799
Financing receivables, net	$	1,936		$	2,669		$	4,605		$	2,182		$	2,260		$	4,442

Customer Receivables Included In Consolidated Vies Net [Text Block]

	October 28, 2011		January 28, 2011
	(in millions)
Financing receivables held by consolidated VIEs, net:
Short-term, net	$	1,055	$	1,087
Long-term, net	483		262
Financing receivables held by consolidated VIEs, net	$	1,538	$	1,349

Allowance For Financing Receivables Losses [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	October 28, 2011									October 29, 2010
	Revolving			Fixed-term			Total			Revolving			Fixed-term			Total
	(in millions)
Allowance for financing receivable losses:
Balance at the beginning of period	$	189		$	21		$	210		$	248		$	29		$	277
Principal charge-offs	(45		)	(2		)	(47		)	(66		)	(3		)	(69		)
Interest charge-offs	(8		)	—			(8		)	(12		)	—			(12		)
Recoveries	9			1			10			9			—			9
Provision and adjustments charged to income statement	30			2			32			49			3			52
Balance at end of period	$	175		$	22		$	197		$	228		$	29		$	257

	Nine Months Ended
	October 28, 2011									October 29, 2010
	Revolving			Fixed-term			Total			Revolving			Fixed-term			Total
	(in millions)
Allowance for financing receivable losses:
Balance at the beginning of period	$	214		$	27		$	241		$	224		$	13		$	237
Incremental allowance due to VIE consolidation	—			—			—			—			16			16
Principal charge-offs	(152		)	(6		)	(158		)	(175		)	(14		)	(189		)
Interest charge-offs	(28		)	—			(28		)	(29		)	—			(29		)
Recoveries	39			3			42			20			—			20
Provision and adjustments charged to income statement	102			(2		)	100			188			14			202
Balance at end of period	$	175		$	22		$	197		$	228		$	29		$	257

Financing Receivables Aging [Text Block]

	October 28, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Current		Past Due 1 — 90 Days		Past Due > 90 Days		Total		Current		Past Due 1 — 90 Days		Past Due > 90 Days		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — Consumer
Owned since inception	$	1,204	$	148	$	46	$	1,398	$	1,302	$	153	$	48	$	1,503
Purchased	324		58		19		401		447		88		35		570
Fixed-term — Consumer
Owned since inception	19		1		—		20		—		—		—		—
Purchased	79		6		1		86		—		—		—		—
Fixed-term —  Large Enterprise
Owned since inception	1,233		15		3		1,251		1,077		47		7		1,131
Purchased	21		4		—		25		—		—		—		—
Fixed-term — Public
Owned since inception	408		6		—		414		463		12		1		476
Purchased	18		1		—		19		—		—		—		—
Revolving — SMB
Owned since inception	254		22		5		281		246		26		5		277
Purchased	24		5		2		31		34		9		3		46
Fixed-term — SMB
Owned since inception	476		11		3		490		371		11		3		385
Purchased	40		3		—		43		—		—		—		—
Total customer receivables, gross	$	4,100	$	280	$	79	$	4,459	$	3,940	$	346	$	102	$	4,388

Customer Receivable by Credit Quality Indicator [Table Text Block]

	October 28, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Investment		Non-Investment		Sub-Standard		Total		Investment		Non-Investment		Sub-Standard		Total
	(in millions)
Fixed-term —  Large Enterprise
Owned since inception	$	968	$	183	$	100	$	1,251	$	806	$	166	$	159	$	1,131
Purchased	$	11	$	10	$	4	$	25	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Fixed-term — Public
Owned since inception	$	371	$	34	$	9	$	414	$	438	$	30	$	8	$	476
Purchased	$	15	$	3	$	1	$	19	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	October 28, 2011								January 28, 2011(a)
	Higher		Mid		Lower		Total		Higher		Mid		Lower		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — SMB
Owned since inception	$	101	$	83	$	97	$	281	$	108	$	85	$	84	$	277
Purchased	$	11	$	16	$	4	$	31	$	16	$	24	$	6	$	46
Fixed-term — SMB
Owned since inception	$	49	$	173	$	268	$	490	$	55	$	122	$	208	$	385
Purchased	$	4	$	34	$	5	$	43	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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(a) Amounts as of January 28, 2011 have been reclassified due to adjustments between credit quality categories.

	October 28, 2011								January 28, 2011
	Higher		Mid		Lower		Total		Higher		Mid		Lower		Total
	(in millions)
Revolving — Consumer
Owned since inception	$	201	$	407	$	790	$	1,398	$	251	$	415	$	837	$	1,503
Purchased	$	33	$	95	$	273	$	401	$	50	$	127	$	393	$	570
Fixed-term — Consumer
Owned since inception	$	1	$	9	$	10	$	20	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Purchased	$	5	$	40	$	41	$	86	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Accretable Yield Activity [Text Block]

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months  Ended
	October 28, 2011			October 28, 2011
	(in millions)
Accretable Yield:
Balance at beginning of period	$	152		$	137
Additions/ Purchases	—			—
Accretion	(23		)	(67		)
Prospective yield adjustment	8			67
Balance at end of period	$	137		$	137