Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Issuance of shares under stock option and stock bonus plans, shares	34,830	24,864	30,452
Purchase and retirement of shares under stock option plan, shares	0	0	0
Purchase of shares of treasury stock, shares	5,306,737	2,780,743	3,851,516
Cash dividends declared: common stock, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.24	$ 0.22