1.0.0.3 false CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data false 1 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 2 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 3 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 4 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 5 Total net sales 3 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 3943000000 3943 false false 2 true true 4282000000 4282 false false 3 true true 7827000000 7827 false false 4 true true 8409000000 8409 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 6 Cost of goods sold 3 us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2423000000 2423 false false 2 false true 2676000000 2676 false false 3 false true 4733000000 4733 false false 4 false true 5153000000 5153 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 7 Gross margin 3 us-gaap_GrossProfit us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1520000000 1520 false false 2 false true 1606000000 1606 false false 3 false true 3094000000 3094 false false 4 false true 3256000000 3256 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 8 Operating expenses: 3 us-gaap_OperatingExpensesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 9 Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 4 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1242000000 1242 false false 2 false true 1270000000 1270 false false 3 false true 2497000000 2497 false false 4 false true 2587000000 2587 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 10 Pension expense/(income) 4 us-gaap_PensionExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 83000000 83 false false 2 false true -22000000 -22 false false 3 false true 173000000 173 false false 4 false true -44000000 -44 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 11 Depreciation and amortization 4 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 121000000 121 false false 2 false true 115000000 115 false false 3 false true 241000000 241 false false 4 false true 225000000 225 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 12 Pre-opening 4 us-gaap_PreOpeningCosts us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 14000000 14 false false 2 false true 9000000 9 false false 3 false true 23000000 23 false false 4 false true 15000000 15 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 13 Real estate and other (income), net 4 jcp_OtherOperatingExpenseIncome jcp false debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -7000000 -7 false false 2 false true -9000000 -9 false false 3 false true -13000000 -13 false false 4 false true -18000000 -18 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 14 Total operating expenses 4 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1453000000 1453 false false 2 false true 1363000000 1363 false false 3 false true 2921000000 2921 false false 4 false true 2765000000 2765 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 15 Operating income 3 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 67000000 67 false false 2 false true 243000000 243 false false 3 false true 173000000 173 false false 4 false true 491000000 491 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 Net interest expense 3 us-gaap_InterestExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 68000000 68 false false 2 false true 55000000 55 false false 3 false true 131000000 131 false false 4 false true 108000000 108 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 17 (Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -1000000 -1 false false 2 false true 188000000 188 false false 3 false true 42000000 42 false false 4 false true 383000000 383 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 18 Income tax expense 3 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 72000000 72 false false 3 false true 18000000 18 false false 4 false true 147000000 147 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 19 (Loss)/income from continuing operations 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -1000000 -1 false false 2 false true 116000000 116 false false 3 false true 24000000 24 false false 4 false true 236000000 236 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 20 Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax (benefit) of $-, $(1), $- and $(1) 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 1000000 1 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false 4 false true 1000000 1 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 21 Net (loss)/income 3 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true -1000000 -1 false false 2 true true 117000000 117 false false 3 true true 24000000 24 false false 4 true true 237000000 237 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 22 Earnings per share - basic 3 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0 0 false false 2 true true 0.52 0.52 false false 3 true true 0.11 0.11 false false 4 true true 1.06 1.06 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 23 Earnings per share - diluted 3 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0 0 false false 2 true true 0.52 0.52 false false 3 true true 0.11 0.11 false false 4 true true 1.06 1.06 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 4 19 false Millions UnKnown NoRounding false true