Retirement And Other Benefit Plans - Fair Value Allocation of Plan Assets (Details) (Pension Benefits, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 423,534	$ 356,320	$ 336,445
Cash and cash equivalents
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	95,560	14,038
U.S. government securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	84,141	73,813
Mutual fund
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	29,240	27,376
Real estate investment trusts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		105
Corporate debt instruments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		29,783
Corporate stocks – common
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	184,486	212,211
S&P 500 Index options
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	11,731	(1,343)
Interest rate swap agreements
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	7,268	(131)
Preferred securities
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	286
Alternative investment fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10,733
Unallocated insurance contract
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	89	82
Other
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		386
Level 1
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	405,444	326,200
Level 1 | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	95,560	14,038
Level 1 | U.S. government securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	84,141	73,813
Level 1 | Mutual fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	29,240	27,376
Level 1 | Real estate investment trusts
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		105
Level 1 | Corporate debt instruments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 1 | Corporate stocks – common
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	184,486	212,211
Level 1 | S&P 500 Index options
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	11,731	(1,343)
Level 1 | Interest rate swap agreements
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Preferred securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	286
Level 1 | Alternative investment fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0
Level 1 | Unallocated insurance contract
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Other
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 2
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	18,001	29,652
Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | U.S. government securities
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Mutual fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Real estate investment trusts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 2 | Corporate debt instruments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		29,783
Level 2 | Corporate stocks – common
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | S&P 500 Index options
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Interest rate swap agreements
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	7,268	(131)
Level 2 | Preferred securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0
Level 2 | Alternative investment fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10,733
Level 2 | Unallocated insurance contract
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Other
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 3
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	89	468
Level 3 | Cash and cash equivalents
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | U.S. government securities
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Mutual fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Real estate investment trusts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 3 | Corporate debt instruments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Level 3 | Corporate stocks – common
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | S&P 500 Index options
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Interest rate swap agreements
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Preferred securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0
Level 3 | Alternative investment fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0
Level 3 | Unallocated insurance contract
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	89	82
Level 3 | Other
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		$ 386