text: Change in Credit Card Receivables Originated at Third Parties 
  The Nordstrom Visa credit cards allow our customers to make purchases at merchants outside of our stores and accumulate points for our 
  Nordstrom Rewards program. In 2014, the change in credit card receivables from customers’ third-party purchases using their Nordstrom 
  Visa credit cards was relatively flat compared with 2013. 
  
  In 2013, the change in credit card receivables from customers’ third-party purchases using their Nordstrom Visa credit cards decreased to $6, 
  compared with $42 in 2012, as payment rates slightly increased in 2013. 
  
  **Financing Activities**
  Net cash used in financing activities was $698 in 2014 compared with $589 in 2013 and $1,333 in 2012. Our financing activities include 
  repurchases of common stock, our short-term and long-term borrowing activity, and payment of dividends. 