CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 836,957	$ 788,905
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	282,386	263,287
Deferred income taxes	(3,207)	(59,026)
Loss on debt retirement, net		326
Noncash share-based compensation	27,676	28,890
Other noncash (gains) and losses	1,935	7,130
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories	(405,456)	(317,273)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(30,471)	(24,242)
Accounts payable	439,259	75,880
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	50,683	58,701
Income taxes	(74,892)	(12,246)
Other	(456)	(1,220)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,124,414	809,112
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(405,899)	(386,886)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	4,333	813
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(401,566)	(386,073)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term obligations		499,220
Repayments of long-term obligations	(1,302)	(502,120)
Net increase in commercial paper outstanding	453,000
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	1,584,000	1,302,100
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities	(1,835,000)	(914,100)
Debt issuance costs		(7,011)
Repurchases of common stock	(679,416)	(1,009,411)
Payments of cash dividends	(212,249)	(195,169)
Other equity and related transactions	10,408	6,143
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(680,559)	(820,348)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	42,289	(397,309)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	157,947	579,823
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	200,236	182,514
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment awaiting processing for payment, included in Accounts payable	$ 46,647	$ 37,659