Revenue Narrative (Details)

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Revenue Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Revenue Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($)	May 05, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($) Rate	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) Rate	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) Rate	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Net sales	$ 8,455	$ 5,404	$ 5,572	$ 5,541	$ 8,672	$ 5,281	$ 5,636	$ 5,350	$ 24,971	$ 24,939	$ 25,908
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	856				906				856	906	911	$ 874
Credit Card Revenues, Net	240	$ 185	$ 186	$ 157	229	$ 145	$ 167	$ 161	$ 768	$ 702	$ 656
Macy's sales to total Company sales \| Rate									89.00%	89.00%	89.00%
Contract with Customer, Refund Liability	269				291				$ 269	$ 291
Contract with Customer, Right to Recover Product	$ 188				$ 201				188	201
Contract with Customer, Liability, Explanation of Change									570	551	$ 635
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized									$ (620)	(556)	(598)
Income from Unredeemed Gift Cards (Breakage)									40
Women's Accessories, Intimate Apparel, Shoes and Cosmetics [Member]
Net sales									$ 9,500	9,483	9,795
Women's Apparel [Member]
Net sales									5,675	5,807	6,009
Men's and Children's [Member]
Net sales									5,712	5,629	5,844
Home and Miscellaneous [Member]
Net sales									4,084	4,020	4,260
Total Sales - All Categories [Member]
Net sales									$ 24,971	24,939	25,908
Credit Card Intermediary [Member]
Agreement Renewal Option Number of Years									3
Amount Received Under Agreement									$ 966	929	912
Credit Card Revenues, Net									$ 768	$ 702	$ 656

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% of Macy's sales to total Company sales

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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Revenue Narrative (Details)