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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Exclusive of Current Installments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	May 04, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	1.757%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Mar. 11, 2022
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	May 10, 2024
Senior Notes \| 2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Jun. 15, 2021
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.75%
Effective interest rate	2.76%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 81,000		$ 100,000	$ 156,000
Senior Notes \| 2.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	May 15, 2023
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.50%
Effective interest rate	2.51%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 134,000		145,000	178,000
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2025
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Effective interest rate	3.58%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,966,000
Senior Notes \| 2.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Sep. 15, 2026
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.25%
Effective interest rate	2.32%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,725,000		$ 4,911,000	$ 5,471,000
Senior Notes \| 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2027
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Effective interest rate	3.76%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 511,000
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2030
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.875%	3.875%
Effective interest rate	3.89%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 1,549,000
Senior Notes \| 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2050
Debt instrument, interest rate	4.50%	4.50%
Effective interest rate	4.52%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,405,000