CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales	$ 20,368,562	$ 18,909,588	$ 17,504,167
Cost of goods sold	14,062,471	13,107,081	12,068,425
Gross profit	6,306,091	5,802,507	5,435,742
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,365,797	4,033,414	3,699,557
Operating profit	1,940,294	1,769,093	1,736,185
Interest expense	86,944	88,232	88,984
Other (income) expense	326		18,871
Income before income taxes	1,853,024	1,680,861	1,628,330
Income tax expense	687,944	615,516	603,214
Net income	$ 1,165,080	$ 1,065,345	$ 1,025,116
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.96	$ 3.50	$ 3.17
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.95	$ 3.49	$ 3.17
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	294,330	304,633	322,886
Diluted (in shares)	295,211	305,681	323,854
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88