Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share

	Fiscal 2017				Fiscal 2016				Fiscal 2015
(in thousands, except per share data)	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net earnings available for per-share calculation	$	221,324	$	221,324	$	169,220	$	169,220	$	269,370	$	269,370
Average shares of common stock outstanding	29,487		29,487		34,308		34,308		39,005		39,005
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total average equivalent shares	29,487		29,487		34,308		34,308		39,005		39,005
Per share of common stock:
Net income	$	7.51	$	7.51	$	4.93	$	4.93	$	6.91	$	6.91