Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 05, 2017

Earnings per share

Schedule of computation of earnings per share

Earnings per share is computed as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	13 Weeks Ended May 5, 2017					13 Weeks Ended April 29, 2016
			Weighted					Weighted
	Net		Average	Per Share		Net		Average	Per Share
	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic earnings per share	$	279,489	274,692	$	1.02	$	295,124	285,886	$	1.03
Effect of dilutive share-based awards			523					1,092
Diluted earnings per share	$	279,489	275,215	$	1.02	$	295,124	286,978	$	1.03