Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Total |
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption |
Common Stock [Member] |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |
Accumulated Equity [Member] |
Accumulated Equity [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption
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Treasury Stock [Member] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] |
Parent [Member] |
Parent [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption
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Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |
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| Beginning balance at Feb. 03, 2018 | $ 5,733 | $ 3 | $ 676 | $ 7,246 | $ (1,456) | $ (724) | $ 5,745 | $ (12) | |||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 1,098 | 1,108 | 1,108 | (10) | |||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (63) | (63) | (63) | ||||||||
| Common stock dividends | (468) | (468) | (468) | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 63 | 63 | 63 | ||||||||
| Stock issued under stock plans | 51 | (87) | 138 | 51 | |||||||
| Stranded tax costs | 0 | 164 | (164) | 0 | |||||||
| Macy's China Limited | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||
| Ending balance at Feb. 02, 2019 | 6,436 | 3 | 652 | 8,050 | (1,318) | (951) | 6,436 | 0 | |||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Cumulative-effect adjustment | $ (158) | $ (158) | $ (158) | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 564 | 564 | 564 | ||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (40) | (40) | (40) | ||||||||
| Common stock dividends | (470) | (470) | (470) | ||||||||
| Stock repurchases | (1) | (1) | (1) | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 38 | 38 | 38 | ||||||||
| Stock issued under stock plans | 9 | (69) | 78 | 9 | |||||||
| Other | (1) | 3 | (4) | (1) | |||||||
| Ending balance at Feb. 01, 2020 | 6,377 | 3 | 621 | 7,989 | (1,241) | (995) | 6,377 | 0 | |||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (3,944) | (3,944) | (3,944) | ||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 204 | 204 | 204 | ||||||||
| Common stock dividends | (117) | (117) | (117) | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 31 | 31 | 31 | ||||||||
| Stock issued under stock plans | (1) | (81) | 80 | (1) | |||||||
| Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Ending balance at Jan. 30, 2021 | $ 2,553 | $ 3 | $ 571 | $ 3,928 | $ (1,161) | $ (788) | $ 2,553 | $ 0 |
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- Definition New Accounting Pronouncement, effect of adoption No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of increase to additional paid-in capital (APIC) for recognition of cost for award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Net Increase or Decrease in balance of noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after income tax of income (loss) including the portion attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest. Excludes the portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest recognized as temporary equity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Value, after forfeiture, of shares issued under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition This element represents movements included in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity which are not separately disclosed or provided for elsewhere in the taxonomy. No definition available.
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- Definition Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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