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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Details 3) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Jan. 28, 2012
Jan. 29, 2011
Jul. 30, 2011
Fixed rate debt
Jul. 30, 2011
Floating rate debt
Jan. 28, 2012
Fixed rate debt maturing in January 2022
Jan. 28, 2012
Floating rate debt maturing in January 2013
Jul. 31, 2010
Fixed rate debt maturing in July 2020
Jan. 28, 2012
Secured borrowings for 2008
Jan. 29, 2011
Secured borrowings for 2008
Jan. 28, 2012
Commercial paper.
Short-term financing                      
Maximum daily amount outstanding during the year                     $ 1,211,000,000
Average amount outstanding during the period                     244,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)                     0.11%
Payment made to JPMC due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables   226,000,000 566,000,000           226,000,000 566,000,000  
Secured borrowings repurchased and retired                 2,769,000,000    
Period of unsecured revolving credit facility (in years) P5Y                    
Revolving credit facility 2,250,000,000                    
Debt, amount issued       350,000,000 650,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,000,000,000      
Debt, fixed interest rate (as a percent)       1.125%   2.90%   3.875%      
Variable interest rate used         three-month LIBOR   three-month LIBOR        
Basis spread on variable rate used (as a percent)         0.17%   0.03%        
Nonrecourse Debt Collateralized by Credit Card Receivables                      
Balance at the beginning of the year   3,954,000,000 5,375,000,000                
Accretion   41,000,000 45,000,000                
Repaid   (2,995,000,000) (1,466,000,000)                
Balance at the end of the year   $ 1,000,000,000 $ 3,954,000,000                
Accretion of discount in credit card receivables sold to JPMC, percentage   7.00%             7.00%    
Percentage interest in credit card receivables sold to JPMC   47.00%