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Credit Card Receivables (Details 4) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Jan. 29, 2011
Aug. 02, 2008
Credit Card Receivables    
Percentage of JPMorgan Chase's (JPMC) interest in credit receivables at time of transaction (as a percent)   47.00%
Maximum principal balance required by JPMC$ 4,200,000,000   
Payment made to JPMC due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables226,000,000530,000,000  
Threshold below which finance charge excess as percent of JPMC's outstanding principal balance triggers required underwriting strategies (as a percent)2.00%   
Threshold below which finance charge excess as percent of JPMC's outstanding principal balance may compel underwriting and collection activities (as a percent)1.00%   
Make-whole payment, low end of range85,000,000   
Make-whole payment, high end of range95,000,000   
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt    
Debt Balance3,759,000,0003,979,000,0003,954,000,000 
Collateral4,094,000,0004,364,000,0004,327,000,000 
Secured borrowings for 2008
    
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt    
Debt Balance2,759,000,0002,979,000,0002,954,000,000 
Collateral2,828,000,0003,098,000,0003,061,000,000 
Discount in credit card receivables sold to JPMC (as a percent)7.00%   
Unamortized portion of discount in credit card receivables sold to JPMC69,000,000119,000,000107,000,000 
Secured borrowings for 2006 or 2007
    
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt    
Debt Balance1,000,000,0001,000,000,0001,000,000,000 
Collateral$ 1,266,000,000$ 1,266,000,000$ 1,266,000,000