Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	KOHLS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000885639
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	kss
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		221,470,296