2.2.0.25falsefalse30803 - Disclosure - Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)truefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/31/2010 - 1/29/2011 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $Duration_1_31_2010_To_1_29_2011http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001166126duration2010-01-31T00:00:002011-01-29T00:00:00Unit12Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170Unit13Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0Unit1Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0Unit14Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$5false0jcp_ScheduleOfRealEstateInvestmentTrustFairValueDisclosureTextBlockjcpfalsenadurationSchedule Of Real Estate Investment Trust Fair Value Disclosure [Text Block]falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="font-size: 11pt; width: 7.4in; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="710" border="0"> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 59.3pt; padding-top: 0in;" width="79">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="93">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="93">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="93">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" width="97">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 46.95pt; padding-top: 0in;" width="63">  </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 59.3pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="79"> ($ in millions) </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 212.1pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="283" colspan="3"> Fair Value as of January 29, 2011 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 214.45pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="286" colspan="3"> Fair Value as of January 30, 2010 </td> <td style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none;" width="63">  </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 59.3pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="79">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> Level 1</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> Level 2 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> Level 3 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> Level 1 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> Level 2 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> Level 3 </td> <td style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none;" width="63">  </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 59.3pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="79">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.7pt; border-left: medium none; margin-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.9pt; border-left: medium none; margin-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 8.25pt; border-left: medium none; margin-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 4.6pt; border-left: medium none; margin-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none;" width="63">  </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 59.3pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="79"> REIT assets</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> $              253</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> $                      -</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> $                       -</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 69.65pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="93"> $        178</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> $                     -</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 72.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="97"> $                     -</td> <td style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none;" width="63">  </td></tr></table> </div>                ($ in millions) Fair Value as of January 29, 2011 Fair Value as of January 30,falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule Of Real Estate Investment Trust Fair Value Disclosure [Text Block]No authoritative reference available.falsefalseREIT assets at Fair Value, Recurring6false0jcp_ScheduleOfOtherNonFinancialAssetsFairValueDisclosureTextBlockjcpfalsenadurationSchedule Of Other Non-Financial Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Text Block]falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 42pt; width: 91.66%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="91%" border="0"> <tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 107.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="144"> ($ in millions)</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 354.15pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="472" colspan="4"> Assets at Fair Value as of January 30, 2010 <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 107.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="144">  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 104.55pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="139"> Level 1 <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> Level 2 <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> Level 3 <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> Total <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 1pt; border-bottom: medium none;"> <p class="rrdsinglerule" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 1pt 0in 0pt; border-left: medium none; line-height: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> </div></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 107.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="144"> Stores</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 104.55pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="139"> $                           -  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> $                            - </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> $                         18 </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> $                         18 </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 107.8pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="144"> Other corporate assets</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 104.55pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="139"> -  </td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> 3</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111"> 3</td> <td style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.1in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 83.2pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="111">                               6 </td></tr></table> </div>($ in millions) Assets at Fair Value as of January 30, 2010     Level 1   Level 2   Level 3falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule Of Other Non-Financial Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Text Block]No authoritative reference available.falsefalseOther Non-Financial Assets at Fair Value, Non-Recurring12Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue