CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,251,133	$ 1,165,080	$ 1,065,345
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	379,931	352,431	342,353
Deferred income taxes	12,359	12,126	(17,734)
Loss on debt retirement, net		326
Noncash share-based compensation	36,967	38,547	37,338
Other noncash (gains) and losses	(3,625)	7,797	8,551
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories	(171,908)	(290,001)	(233,559)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(25,046)	(24,626)	(25,048)
Accounts payable	56,477	105,637	97,166
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	42,937	44,949	41,635
Income taxes	26,316	(19,675)	12,399
Other	(500)	(905)	(1,555)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,605,041	1,391,686	1,326,891
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(560,296)	(504,806)	(373,967)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	9,360	1,423	2,268
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(550,936)	(503,383)	(371,699)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term obligations		499,220
Repayments of long-term obligations	(3,138)	(502,401)	(78,467)
Net increase in commercial paper outstanding	490,500
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	1,584,000	2,034,100	1,023,000
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities	(1,835,000)	(1,783,100)	(1,023,000)
Debt issuance costs		(6,991)
Repurchases of common stock	(990,474)	(1,299,613)	(800,095)
Payments of cash dividends	(281,135)	(258,328)
Other equity and related transactions	11,110	6,934	(2,373)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,024,137)	(1,310,179)	(880,935)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	29,968	(421,876)	74,257
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	157,947	579,823	505,566
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	187,915	157,947	579,823
Cash paid for:
Interest	92,952	76,354	82,447
Income taxes	679,633	697,357	631,483
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment awaiting processing for payment, included in Accounts payable	$ 38,914	$ 32,020	$ 31,586