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Acquisitions - Total Consideration and Net Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2026	Feb. 02, 2025	Jan. 28, 2024
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]
Net assets acquired	$ 62	$ 773	$ 237
Plus: Working capital adjustment	0	(2)	(1)
Less: Cash acquired in acquisition	0	31	5
Contingent Consideration	14	0	0
Total consideration	76	740	231
Total consideration, net of cash; investing cash outflow	$ 62	$ 740	$ 231

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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