Income Tax Provision (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Current:
Federal	$ 93	$ (28)	$ (6)
State and local	11	4
International	24	28	30
Total current tax provision	128	4	24
Deferred:
Federal	16	79	(3)
State and local	6	4
International	7	1	5
Total deferred tax provision	29	84	2
Total income tax provision	$ 157	$ 88	$ 26