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Taxes (Tax Effects That Give Rise To Significant Portions Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
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Feb. 02, 2013
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Jan. 28, 2012
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Post employment and postretirement benefits | $ 476 | $ 559 |
| Accrued liabilities accounted for on a cash basis for tax purposes | 237 | 227 |
| Long-term debt | 96 | 109 |
| Unrecognized state tax benefits and accrued interest | 71 | 77 |
| State operating loss and credit carryforwards | 60 | 63 |
| Other | 177 | 151 |
| Valuation allowance | (39) | (41) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 1,078 | 1,145 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Excess of book basis over tax basis of property and equipment | (1,665) | (1,733) |
| Merchandise inventories | (577) | (531) |
| Intangible assets | (230) | (195) |
| Other | (251) | (235) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (2,723) | (2,694) |
| Net deferred tax liability | $ (1,645) | $ (1,549) |
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Deferred Tax Assets Long Term Debt No definition available.
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Deferred Tax Liabilities Impact on Inventory Related to LIFO No definition available.
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Unrecognized State Tax Benefits And Accrued Interest No definition available.
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible state and local operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from postretirement benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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