CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2017	Jul. 29, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 574,272	$ 601,642
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	197,616	186,942
Deferred income taxes	6,750	7,159
Loss on debt retirement	3,502
Noncash share-based compensation	16,839	19,488
Other noncash (gains) and losses	11,359	2,081
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories	(205,385)	(191,682)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(43,240)	(34,535)
Accounts payable	292,074	213,767
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	26,751	15,135
Income taxes	(92,940)	(26,352)
Other	(1,368)	(311)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	786,230	793,334
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(314,050)	(267,812)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	343	2,426
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(313,707)	(265,386)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term obligations	599,556
Repayments of long-term obligations	(750,584)	(816)
Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper outstanding	25,000
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities		1,583,000
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities		(1,497,000)
Costs associated with issuance and retirement of debt	(9,524)
Repurchases of common stock	(163,736)	(454,508)
Payments of cash dividends	(142,339)	(142,161)
Other equity and related transactions	(4,638)	10,623
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(446,265)	(500,862)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	26,258	27,086
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	187,915	157,947
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	214,173	185,033
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment awaiting processing for payment, included in Accounts payable	$ 69,912	$ 44,800