Share-based payments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2018

Share-based payments

Schedule of weighted averages for key assumptions used in determining the fair value of all stock option grants

	February 2,		February 3,		January 29,
	2018		2017		2016
Expected dividend yield	1.3	%	1.3	%	1.2	%
Expected stock price volatility	25.5	%	25.4	%	25.3	%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.1	%	1.6	%	1.8	%
Expected term of options (years)	6.3		6.3		6.4

Schedule of performance share unit award activity

	Units	Intrinsic
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands)	Issued	Value
Balance, February 3, 2017	174,383
Granted	145,141
Converted to common stock	(80,464)
Canceled	(29,970)
Balance, February 2, 2018	209,090	$	20,792

Schedule of restricted stock unit award activity

	Units	Intrinsic
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands)	Issued	Value
Balance, February 3, 2017	501,961
Granted	327,167
Converted to common stock	(261,108)
Canceled	(76,052)
Balance, February 2, 2018	491,968	$	48,921

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

	Stock		Performance		Restricted
(In thousands)	Options		Share Units		Stock Units		Total
Year ended February 2, 2018
Pre-tax	$	11,599	$	6,159	$	16,565	$	34,323
Net of tax	$	7,223	$	3,835	$	10,315	$	21,373
Year ended February 3, 2017
Pre-tax	$	12,008	$	7,258	$	17,701	$	36,967
Net of tax	$	7,325	$	4,427	$	10,798	$	22,550
Year ended January 29, 2016
Pre-tax	$	11,113	$	4,856	$	22,578	$	38,547
Net of tax	$	6,779	$	2,962	$	13,772	$	23,513

Other Options

Share-based payments

Schedule of options activity

		Average		Remaining
	Options	Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands)	Issued	Price		Term in Years	Value
Balance, February 3, 2017	2,698,658		70.64
Granted	1,031,608		71.70
Exercised	(303,530)		62.38
Canceled	(349,823)		75.13
Balance, February 2, 2018	3,076,913	$	71.31	7.6	$	86,568
Exercisable at February 2, 2018	916,545	$	61.09	6.1	$	35,146