Restatement (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Jul. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010		Jan. 30, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,169	$ 2,277	$ 2,518		$ 2,267
Merchandise inventories	3,095	3,036	2,930
Deferred income taxes	88	77	95
Other	256	252	227
Total current assets	4,608	5,642	5,770
Property and equipment, net	8,876	8,692	8,792
Long-term investments	208	277	298
Other assets	186	168	151
Total assets	13,878	14,779	15,011
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,345	1,138	1,345
Accrued liabilities	1,065	1,030	1,003
Income taxes payable	18	127	35
Current portion of long-term debt	100	400	300
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations	89	86	85
Total current liabilities	2,617	2,781	2,768
Long-term debt	1,494	1,494	1,594
Capital lease and financing obligations	1,987	2,018	1,995
Deferred income taxes	311	256	194
Other long-term liabilities	391	380	351
Total shareholders' equity	7,078	7,850	8,109
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	13,878	14,779	15,011
Previously Reported [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			2,518	[1]	2,267
Merchandise inventories			2,930	[1]
Deferred income taxes			95	[1]
Other			227	[1]
Total current assets			5,770	[1]
Property and equipment, net			7,310	[1]
Long-term investments			298	[1]
Other assets			328	[1]
Total assets			13,706	[1]
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			1,345	[1]
Accrued liabilities			994	[1]
Income taxes payable			35	[1]
Current portion of long-term debt			300	[1]
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations			19	[1]
Total current liabilities			2,693	[1]
Long-term debt			1,594	[1]
Capital lease and financing obligations			172	[1]
Deferred income taxes			365	[1]
Other long-term liabilities			505	[1]
Total shareholders' equity			8,377	[1]
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			13,706	[1]
Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Merchandise inventories
Deferred income taxes
Other
Total current assets
Property and equipment, net			1,482
Long-term investments
Other assets			(177)
Total assets			1,305
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities			9
Income taxes payable
Current portion of long-term debt
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations			66
Total current liabilities			75
Long-term debt
Capital lease and financing obligations			1,823
Deferred income taxes			(171)
Other long-term liabilities			(154)
Total shareholders' equity			(268)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			$ 1,305

[1] Includes certain reclassifications to conform to the current period presentation.