Other Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Jan. 29, 2016 |
Jan. 30, 2015 |
Jan. 31, 2014 |
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| Net interest expense | |||
| Long-term debt | $ 505 | $ 470 | $ 431 |
| Capitalized lease obligations | 42 | 42 | 40 |
| Interest income | (4) | (6) | (4) |
| Interest capitalized | (3) | (2) | (4) |
| Interest on tax uncertainties | (1) | (1) | 6 |
| Other | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| Interest - net | 552 | 516 | 476 |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | |||
| Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized | 535 | 504 | 454 |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 2,055 | 1,534 | 1,505 |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||
| Non-cash property acquisitions, including assets acquired under capital lease | 102 | 44 | 15 |
| Cash dividends declared but not paid | $ 255 | $ 222 | $ 186 |
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- Definition Amount of interest expense for an underpayment of income taxes, net of reversals for previously recorded amounts. No definition available.
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- Definition The financing charge for leasing arrangements meeting the criteria for capitalization. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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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- Definition The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of interest costs capitalized disclosed as an adjusting item to interest costs incurred. No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate amount of interest paid or due on all long-term debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Interest expense on all other items not previously classified. For example, includes dividends associated with redeemable preferred stock of a subsidiary that is treated as a liability in the parent's consolidated balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of cash paid for interest during the period net of cash paid for interest that is capitalized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of interest revenue (income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents) net of interest expense (cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest). No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income and dividend income on nonoperating securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of fixed assets that an Entity acquires in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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