Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Level 2, Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	May 03, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014	May 04, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis	$ 8	$ 15	$ 57
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis	2	2	0
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	2	9	48
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	0	0	3
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis	$ 2	$ 2	$ 0