Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Mar. 21, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	FL
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		136,094,471
Entity Registrant Name	FOOT LOCKER INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000850209
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 7,523,772,438