Revenue (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Jan. 30, 2021 |
Oct. 31, 2020 |
Aug. 01, 2020 |
May 02, 2020 |
Feb. 01, 2020 |
Nov. 02, 2019 |
Aug. 03, 2019 |
May 04, 2019 |
Jan. 30, 2021 |
Feb. 01, 2020 |
Feb. 02, 2019 |
Feb. 27, 2021 |
Feb. 03, 2018 |
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| Net sales | $ 6,780 | $ 3,990 | $ 3,559 | $ 3,017 | $ 8,337 | $ 5,173 | $ 5,546 | $ 5,504 | $ 17,346 | $ 24,560 | $ 24,971 | ||
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current | 616 | 839 | $ 616 | $ 839 | $ 856 | $ 906 | |||||||
| Macy's sales to total Company sales | 89.00% | 88.00% | 89.00% | ||||||||||
| Percentage of digital sales | 44.00% | 25.00% | 23.00% | ||||||||||
| Contract with Customer, Refund Liability | 159 | 213 | $ 159 | $ 213 | |||||||||
| Contract with Customer, Right to Recover Product | 103 | 147 | 103 | 147 | |||||||||
| Breakage income related to changes in breakage rate estimates | 30 | $ 40 | |||||||||||
| Credit card revenues, net | $ 258 | $ 195 | $ 168 | $ 131 | $ 239 | $ 183 | $ 176 | $ 172 | 751 | 771 | 768 | ||
| Amount Received Under Agreement | $ 882 | $ 985 | $ 966 | ||||||||||
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| Sales decrease benchmark percentage | 34.00% | ||||||||||||
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| Sales decrease percentage | 34.00% | ||||||||||||
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| Agreement Renewal Option Number of Years | 3 years | ||||||||||||
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in revenue recognized for cumulative catch-up adjustment from change in estimate of transaction price which (increases) decreases obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due. Includes, but is not limited to, change in assessment of whether estimate of variable consideration is constrained. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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