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Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jun. 16, 2025	Mar. 14, 2025	May 02, 2026	Jan. 31, 2026	May 03, 2025	Mar. 17, 2025
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Cumulative treasury stock, shares			82,042	80,608	76,299
ASR Agreement
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Payment made for accelerated share repurchase						$ 200
Number of shares repurchased		14,500
ASR Agreement \| JPM
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased	18,400
Cumulative treasury stock, shares	3,900
Shares repurchased price per share	$ 10.86