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Pension and Postretirement Health Care Plans (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013
Jan. 28, 2012
Jan. 29, 2011
Expected Amortization of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income      
Net actuarial loss, pretax $ 108,000,000    
Prior service credits, pretax (27,000,000)    
Total amortization expense, pretax 81,000,000    
Net actuarial loss, net of tax 65,000,000    
Prior service credits, net of tax (16,000,000)    
Total amortization expense, net of tax 49,000,000    
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Information      
Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) for all plans 3,140,000,000 2,872,000,000  
Projected benefit obligation for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets 59,000,000 55,000,000  
Total ABO for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets 53,000,000 48,000,000  
Amount of future salary growth assumed to determine present value of benefit earned to date 0 0  
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected Market-Related Value of Assets, adjustments (as a percent) 20.00%    
Expected Market Value of Assets, adjustment period 5 years    
Ultimate health care cost trend rate (as a percent) 5.00%    
Increase in the cost of covered health care benefits (as a percent) 7.50%    
Health care cost trend rate in 2013 (as a percent) 7.50%    
Effect of a one percent change in health care cost trend rates      
Effect of a one percent increase on the total of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit expense 1,000,000    
Effect of a one percent decrease on the total of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit expense (1,000,000)    
Effect of a one percent increase on the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 9,000,000    
Effect of a one percent decrease on the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (8,000,000)    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 100%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 100.00% 100.00%  
Total fair value of plan assets 3,223,000,000 2,921,000,000  
Level 1
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 5,000,000 11,000,000  
Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 2,860,000,000 2,512,000,000  
Level 3
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 358,000,000 398,000,000  
Cash and cash equivalents
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 174,000,000 263,000,000  
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 1
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 5,000,000 11,000,000  
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 169,000,000 252,000,000  
Common collective trusts
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 878,000,000 653,000,000  
Common collective trusts | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 878,000,000 653,000,000  
Domestic equity securities
     
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected annualized long-term rate of return on plan assets (as a percent) 8.50%    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 19%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 20.00% 19.00%  
Actual allocation of common stock of total plan assets included in equity securities (as a percent) 1.00% 1.00%  
International equity securities
     
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected annualized long-term rate of return on plan assets (as a percent) 8.50%    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 12%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 11.00% 11.00%  
Government securities
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 296,000,000 356,000,000  
Government securities | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 296,000,000 356,000,000  
Fixed income
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 560,000,000 466,000,000  
Fixed income | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 560,000,000 466,000,000  
Debt securities
     
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected annualized long-term rate of return on plan assets (as a percent) 5.50%    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 25%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 27.00% 29.00%  
Balanced funds
     
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected annualized long-term rate of return on plan assets (as a percent) 8.50%    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 30%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 29.00% 25.00%  
Total fair value of plan assets 925,000,000 744,000,000  
Balanced funds | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 925,000,000 744,000,000  
Private equity funds
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 236,000,000 283,000,000  
Private equity funds | Level 3
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 236,000,000 283,000,000 327,000,000
Other assets
     
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Expected annualized long-term rate of return on plan assets (as a percent) 10.00%    
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Current targeted allocation 14%    
Actual allocation (as a percent) 13.00% 16.00%  
Total fair value of plan assets 154,000,000 156,000,000  
Other assets | Level 2
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 32,000,000 41,000,000  
Other assets | Level 3
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Total fair value of plan assets 122,000,000 115,000,000 127,000,000
Real Estate
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Actual allocation (as a percent) 4.00%    
Pension Benefits
     
Net Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits Expense      
Service cost benefits earned during the period 121,000,000 117,000,000 115,000,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 139,000,000 137,000,000 129,000,000
Expected return on assets (220,000,000) (206,000,000) (191,000,000)
Amortization of losses 103,000,000 67,000,000 44,000,000
Amortization of prior service cost   (2,000,000) (3,000,000)
Total Net Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits Expense 143,000,000 113,000,000 94,000,000
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Discount rate (as a percent) 4.40% 4.65%  
Average assumed rate of compensation increase (as a percent) 3.00% 3.50%  
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Actual contributions by employer to their qualified defined benefit pension plans 122,000,000 152,000,000  
Postretirement Health Care Benefits
     
Net Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits Expense      
Service cost benefits earned during the period 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000
Amortization of losses 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000
Amortization of prior service cost (10,000,000) (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Total Net Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits Expense 6,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000
Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumptions      
Discount rate (as a percent) 2.75% 3.60%  
Postretirement Health Care Benefits | Minimum
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Estimated contribution by employer in the next fiscal year 6,000,000    
Postretirement Health Care Benefits | Maximum
     
Defined Benefit Plan Information      
Estimated contribution by employer in the next fiscal year $ 7,000,000