Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share

	Fiscal 2015				Fiscal 2014				Fiscal 2013
(in thousands, except per share data)	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net earnings available for per-share calculation	$	269,370	$	269,370	$	331,853	$	331,853	$	323,671	$	323,671
Average shares of common stock outstanding	39,005		39,005		42,603		42,603		45,586		45,586
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total average equivalent shares	39,005		39,005		42,603		42,603		45,586		45,586
Per share of common stock:
Net income	$	6.91	$	6.91	$	7.79	$	7.79	$	7.10	$	7.10