Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Level 2, Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 02, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis	$ 39	$ 60	$ 56
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis	0	0	1
Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis	32	48	49
Auction rate security
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis	6	6	6
Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis	1	6	1
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1