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Impairment and Other Charges (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020 USD ($) store	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) store	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($) store	May 02, 2020 USD ($) store	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Pension litigation charge					$ (2)	$ (4)	$ (18)
Impairment of assets		$ 62		$ 15	77	37	4
Lease termination costs						13
Impairments of minority investments					4	11
Number of stores closing prior to their natural lease expiration \| store	40
Number of underperforming stores evaluated for impairment \| store		90
Number of stores with non-cash impairment charge \| store		60		70
Reorganization costs					26
Other intangible assets impairments							$ 15
Losses related to social unrest			$ 18		8
Number of stores damaged related to social unrest \| store			140
Insurance recoveries from social unrest		$ 10
Inventory Losses Related to Social Unrest [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Losses related to social unrest			$ 15
Damages to Store Property Related to Social Unrest [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Losses related to social unrest			1
Repairs and Other Costs Related to Social Unrest [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Losses related to social unrest			$ 2
Six02 [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Lease termination costs						13
Business Exit Costs						13
Store Fixtures and Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Impairment of assets								$ 4
Store Fixtures and Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Footaction [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Impairment of assets						$ 37
Trade Names [Member] \| Runners Point Group [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Other intangible assets impairments								$ 15
Runners Point Group [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Lease termination costs	$ 19
Reorganization costs					19
Business Exit Costs	19
Eastbay [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Reorganization costs	$ 3				3
EMEA [Member]
Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Reorganization costs		$ 4			$ 4