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Stock Repurchase Programs
9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2017
Schedule of Share Repurchase Program Activity [Abstract]  
Stock Repurchase Programs
Stock Repurchase Program
 
On February 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase $500 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock under an open-ended stock plan. The authorization permits the Company to repurchase its Class A Common Stock in the open market, pursuant to preset trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or through privately negotiated transactions.  The authorization has no expiration date.

The following is a summary of share repurchase activity for the periods indicated (in millions, except per share data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
October 28,
2017
 
October 29,
2016
 
October 28,
2017
 
October 29,
2016
Cost of shares repurchased
 
$
23.7

 
$
53.1

 
$
184.4

 
$
165.6

Number of shares repurchased
 
0.4

 
0.9

 
3.5

 
2.5

Average price per share
 
$
55.35

 
$
61.64

 
$
52.48

 
$
67.13



All repurchases of the Company’s Class A Common Stock above were made at the market price at the trade date.  Accordingly, all amounts paid to reacquire these shares were allocated to Treasury Stock. As of October 28, 2017, $69.5 million of authorization remained under the Company's stock repurchase plan.