CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 579,823	$ 505,566
Merchandise inventories	2,782,521us-gaap_InventoryNet	2,552,993us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	170,265	147,048
Total current assets	3,532,609us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	3,205,607us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Net property and equipment	2,116,075us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,080,305us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	4,338,589us-gaap_Goodwill	4,338,589us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net	1,201,870	1,207,645
Other assets, net	34,961us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	35,378us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	11,224,104us-gaap_Assets	10,867,524us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term obligations	101,158	75,966
Accounts payable	1,388,154us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	1,286,484us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other	413,760us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	368,578us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Income taxes payable	59,400us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	59,148us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred income taxes	25,268us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	21,795us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	1,987,740us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	1,811,971us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term obligations	2,639,427	2,742,788
Deferred income taxes	601,590	614,026
Other liabilities	285,309us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	296,546us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, 1,000 shares authorized
Common stock; $0.875 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 303,447 and 317,058 shares issued and outstanding at January 30, 2015 and January 31, 2014, respectively	265,514us-gaap_CommonStockValue	277,424us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	3,048,806	3,009,226
Retained earnings	2,403,045	2,125,453
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,327)	(9,910)
Total shareholders' equity	5,710,038us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	5,402,193us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 11,224,104	$ 10,867,524

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682