$JWN
NORDSTROM INC Stock $jwn

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2020 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000007233320000078 Filed on March 20, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2020	2019 Q4
Revenue	$4.537B	$15.52B	$3.672B
YoY Change	1.2%	-2.12%	-2.03%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.883B	$9.932B	$2.344B
YoY Change	1.37%	-2.2%	-3.74%
Gross Profit	$1.555B	$5.200B	$1.222B
YoY Change	0.97%	-2.35%	0.74%
Gross Profit Margin	34.27%	33.5%	33.28%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.355B	$4.808B	$1.135B
YoY Change	3.59%	-1.23%	-6.04%
% of Gross Profit	87.14%	92.46%	92.88%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$189.0M	$661.0M	$157.0M
YoY Change	10.53%	-1.2%	-1.88%
% of Gross Profit	12.15%	12.71%	12.85%
Operating Expenses	$1.355B	$4.808B	$1.135B
YoY Change	3.59%	-1.23%	-6.04%
Operating Profit	$200.0M	$392.0M	$87.00M
YoY Change	-13.79%	-14.22%	1640.0%
Interest Expense	-$36.00M	$102.0M	$20.00M
YoY Change	56.52%	-1.92%	-20.0%
% of Operating Profit	-18.0%	26.02%	22.99%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$263.0M	$654.0M	$173.0M
YoY Change	-15.16%	-17.42%	116.25%
Income Tax	$71.00M	$186.0M	$47.00M
% Of Pretax Income	27.0%	28.44%	27.17%
Net Earnings	$193.0M	$496.0M	$126.0M
YoY Change	-22.18%	-12.06%	88.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.25%	3.2%	3.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.24	$3.20	$0.81
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.23	$3.18	$0.81
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	156.3M shares	155.2M shares	155.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		156.1M shares	155.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q1	2020	2019 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$853.0M	$853.0M	$487.0M
YoY Change	-10.87%	-10.87%	-56.79%
Cash & Equivalents	$853.0M	$853.0M	$487.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$278.0M	$278.0M	$310.0M
YoY Change	-4.47%	-4.47%	-15.3%
Inventory	$1.920B	$1.920B	$2.542B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$179.0M	$179.0M	$234.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.230B	$3.230B	$3.573B
YoY Change	-4.27%	-4.27%	-16.85%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.179B	$5.953B	$4.146B
YoY Change	6.58%	51.82%	7.47%
Goodwill	$249.0M		$249.0M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$305.0M	$305.0M	$323.0M
YoY Change	-10.82%	-10.82%	5.9%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.507B	$6.507B	$6.502B
YoY Change	44.22%	44.22%	47.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.230B	$3.230B	$3.573B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.507B	$6.507B	$6.502B
Total Assets	$9.737B	$9.737B	$10.08B
YoY Change	23.47%	23.47%	15.68%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.576B	$1.576B	$2.148B
YoY Change	7.28%	7.28%	1.99%
Accrued Expenses	$754.0M	$754.0M	$708.0M
YoY Change	30.0%	30.0%	34.6%
Deferred Revenue	$576.0M		$483.0M
YoY Change	5.11%		7.33%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.520B	$3.520B	$3.981B
YoY Change	4.11%	4.11%	3.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.676B	$2.676B	$2.679B
YoY Change	-0.04%	-0.04%	0.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$687.0M	$2.562B	$669.0M
YoY Change	37.95%	168.27%	28.41%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$687.0M	$5.238B	$669.0M
YoY Change	37.95%	44.22%	28.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.520B	$3.520B	$3.981B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$687.0M	$5.238B	$669.0M
Total Liabilities	$4.207B	$8.758B	$4.650B
YoY Change	8.46%	24.88%	6.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.082B		-$2.217B
YoY Change	-2.62%		24.76%
Common Stock	$3.129B		$3.106B
YoY Change	2.66%		2.54%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$979.0M	$979.0M	$851.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.737B	$9.737B	$10.08B
YoY Change	23.47%	23.47%	15.68%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2020	2019 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$193.0M	$496.0M	$126.0M
YoY Change	-22.18%	-12.06%	88.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$189.0M	$661.0M	$157.0M
YoY Change	10.53%	-1.2%	-1.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$667.0M	$1.236B	-$123.0M
YoY Change	1.99%	-4.63%	-356.25%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$194.0M	-$935.0M	-$261.0M
YoY Change	-13.78%	42.97%	63.13%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.000M	-$26.00M	-$2.000M
YoY Change	-90.0%	2500.0%	-200.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$192.0M	-$909.0M	-$263.0M
YoY Change	-6.34%	39.2%	66.46%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$210.0M
YoY Change		-69.03%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$500.0M
YoY Change		792.86%
Cash From Financing Activities	-109.0M	-$431.0M	-83.00M
YoY Change	-82.39%	-50.29%	-21.7%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	667.0M	$1.236B	-123.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-192.0M	-$909.0M	-263.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-109.0M	-$431.0M	-83.00M
Net Change In Cash	366.0M	-$104.0M	-469.0M
YoY Change	-315.29%	-53.57%	117.13%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$667.0M	$1.236B	-$123.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$194.0M	-$935.0M	-$261.0M
Free Cash Flow	$861.0M	$2.171B	$138.0M
YoY Change	-2.05%	11.33%	-33.65%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	8000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	21000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	98000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	12000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	77000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-71000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	1000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	121000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities	-94000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities	15000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities	48000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Increase Decrease In Deferred Property Incentives IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPropertyIncentives	6000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Increase Decrease In Deferred Property Incentives IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPropertyIncentives	53000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Increase Decrease In Deferred Property Incentives IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPropertyIncentives	64000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Increase Decreasein Lease Liability IncreaseDecreaseinLeaseLiability	-259000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Increase Decreasein Lease Liability IncreaseDecreaseinLeaseLiability	0	USD
CY2018	jwn	Increase Decreasein Lease Liability IncreaseDecreaseinLeaseLiability	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	11000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-2000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	24000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1236000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1296000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1400000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	935000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	654000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	731000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Proceedsfrom Saleof Loans Heldforsaleat Third Parties ProceedsfromSaleofLoansHeldforsaleatThirdParties	0	USD
CY2019	jwn	Proceedsfrom Saleof Loans Heldforsaleat Third Parties ProceedsfromSaleofLoansHeldforsaleatThirdParties	0	USD
CY2018	jwn	Proceedsfrom Saleof Loans Heldforsaleat Third Parties ProceedsfromSaleofLoansHeldforsaleatThirdParties	16000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-26000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-1000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-31000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-909000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-653000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-684000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	499000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	635000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	500000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	56000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	661000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	8000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	-55000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	229000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	250000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	247000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	210000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	678000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	211000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	29000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	163000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	39000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	17000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	20000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	7000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-11000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-26000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-35000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-431000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-867000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-542000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-104000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-224000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	174000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	957000000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1181000000	USD
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1007000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	853000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	957000000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1181000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	178000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	280000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	363000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	111000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	118000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	143000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Number Of States In Which Entity Operates NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates	40	state
CY2020Q1	jwn	Numberof Provincesinwhichthe Entity Operates NumberofProvincesinwhichtheEntityOperates	3	province
CY2020	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Fiscal Year</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">We operate on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to January 31st.</span><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"> References to 2019 and all years except 2017 within this document are based on a 52-week fiscal year, while 2017 is based on a 53-week fiscal year.</span></div>
CY2020	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during the reporting period. Uncertainties regarding such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements and actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions. Our most significant accounting judgments and estimates include leases, revenue recognition, inventory valuation, long-lived asset recoverability and income taxes.</span></div>
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	853000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities For Unredeeemed Gift Cards AccruedLiabilitiesForUnredeeemedGiftCards	414000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities For Unredeeemed Gift Cards AccruedLiabilitiesForUnredeeemedGiftCards	389000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards Breakage2017 RevenueRecognitionGiftCardsBreakage2017	17000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards Breakage2017 RevenueRecognitionGiftCardsBreakage2017	14000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards Breakage2017 RevenueRecognitionGiftCardsBreakage2017	16000000	USD
CY2018Q4	jwn	Estimated Nordstrom Cardmembersto Receivea Refund EstimatedNordstromCardmemberstoReceiveaRefund	0.04
CY2018Q4	jwn	Amountof Customer Refundor Credit AmountofCustomerRefundorCredit	100	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	299000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	246000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	261000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Vendor Allowances VendorAllowances	418000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Vendor Allowances VendorAllowances	450000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Vendor Allowances VendorAllowances	457000000	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Bank Overdrafts BankOverdrafts	110000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Bank Overdrafts BankOverdrafts	102000000	USD
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	238000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	238000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	11000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	249000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	249000000	USD
	us-gaap	Number Of Reporting Units NumberOfReportingUnits	3
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	7000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	11000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	11000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finitelived ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived	11000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	278000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	105000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	9000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	374000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Rolling Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextRollingTwelveMonths	333000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearTwo	353000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearThree	327000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFour	300000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFive	252000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Rolling Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterRollingYearFive	1136000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	2701000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	582000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	2119000000	USD
CY2020Q1	jwn	Lessee Operating Lease Lease Notyet Commenced Liability Incurred LesseeOperatingLeaseLeaseNotyetCommencedLiabilityIncurred	12000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	360000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Operating Lease Interest OperatingLeaseInterest	101000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	150000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Developerreimbursements Developerreimbursements	79000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Developer Reimbursement Amortization DeveloperReimbursementAmortization	75000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P10Y
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.047
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	321000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	318000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	9000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	11000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Property Incentives PropertyIncentives	79000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Property Incentives PropertyIncentives	79000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	251000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	250000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Charges Not Included In Rent Expense ChargesNotIncludedInRentExpense	138000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Charges Not Included In Rent Expense ChargesNotIncludedInRentExpense	121000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	322000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	313000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	294000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	271000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	249000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	1160000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	2609000000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	498000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	548000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	576000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized	313000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized	307000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Net Sales Revenue NetSalesRevenue	15132000000	USD
CY2019	jwn	Net Sales Revenue NetSalesRevenue	15480000000	USD
CY2018	jwn	Net Sales Revenue NetSalesRevenue	15137000000	USD
CY2020	jwn	Disaggregated Salesby Category DisaggregatedSalesbyCategory	1
CY2019	jwn	Disaggregated Salesby Category DisaggregatedSalesbyCategory	1
CY2018	jwn	Disaggregated Salesby Category DisaggregatedSalesbyCategory	1
CY2017Q4	jwn	Cash Acquired For Credit Transaction CashAcquiredForCreditTransaction	55000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	11174000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	10568000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	6995000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	6647000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	4179000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	3921000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	654000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	661000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	655000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	60000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	118000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	117000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	85000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	102000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	110000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	110000000	USD
CY2020Q1	jwn	Number Of Total Participants Eligible For Supplemental Retirement Plan Benefits NumberOfTotalParticipantsEligibleForSupplementalRetirementPlanBenefits	57	participant
CY2020Q1	jwn	Number Of Officers And Select Employees Eligible For Supplemental Retirement Plan Benefits NumberOfOfficersAndSelectEmployeesEligibleForSupplementalRetirementPlanBenefits	11	officer
CY2020Q1	jwn	Number Of Retirees Eligible For Supplemental Retirement Plan Benefits NumberOfRetireesEligibleForSupplementalRetirementPlanBenefits	44	retiree
CY2020Q1	jwn	Number Of Beneficiary Eligible For Supplemental Retirement Plan Benefits NumberOfBeneficiaryEligibleForSupplementalRetirementPlanBenefits	2	beneficiary
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status Of Plan DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan	224000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status Of Plan DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan	190000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation	222000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation	188000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Current Liabilities PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities	11000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Current Liabilities PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities	10000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	213000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	180000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Current And Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	224000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Current And Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	190000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Gains Losses Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax	-62000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Gains Losses Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax	-30000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	-1000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	62000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	29000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0297
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0427
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0395
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Rate Of Compensation Increase DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease	0.0250
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Rate Of Compensation Increase DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease	0.0250
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Rate Of Compensation Increase DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease	0.0300
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0427
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0395
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0431
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