Catalog Costs Included as Component of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]
Catalog costs	$ 32fl_CatalogCost	$ 36fl_CatalogCost	$ 45fl_CatalogCost
Net catalog expense	25fl_CatalogCostsNet	31fl_CatalogCostsNet	39fl_CatalogCostsNet
Catalog Cost [Member]
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]
Cooperative reimbursements	$ (7)	$ (5)	$ (6)

Total amount received by an entity from a vendor under a cooperative advertising arrangement that has been offset against advertising expense.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cooperative Advertising

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6509061

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 605

-SubTopic 50

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6408645&loc=d3e63872-111659

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