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Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
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Jan. 28, 2012
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Jan. 29, 2011
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| Accrued and Other Current Liabilities | ||
| Wages and benefits | $ 898 | $ 921 |
| Real estate, sales and other taxes payable | 547 | 497 |
| Gift card liability | 467 | 422 |
| Income tax payable | 257 | 144 |
| Straight-line rent accrual | 215 | 200 |
| Dividends payable | 202 | 176 |
| Workers' compensation and general liability | 164 | 158 |
| Interest payable | 109 | 103 |
| Other | 785 | 705 |
| Total Accrued and Other Current Liabilities | $ 3,644 | $ 3,326 |
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations and payables of current nature pertaining to claims incurred of a worker's compensation nature and general liability. No definition available.
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liability for outstanding gift cards. Retail customers purchase gift cards or gift certificates that can be redeemed at a later date for merchandise or services; those unredeemed represent a liability of the entity because the revenue is being deferred. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the obligations incurred through that date and payable for employees' services provided. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For a classified balance sheet, the cumulative difference as of the balance sheet date between the payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense, by the lessor or lessee, respectively, within one year of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of dividends declared but unpaid on equity securities issued by the entity and outstanding. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Obligations not otherwise itemized or categorized in the footnotes to the financial statements that are due within one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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