CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2018	Feb. 03, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales	$ 23,470,967	$ 21,986,598	$ 20,368,562
Cost of goods sold	16,249,608	15,203,960	14,062,471
Gross profit	7,221,359	6,782,638	6,306,091
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5,213,541	4,719,189	4,365,797
Operating profit	2,007,818	2,063,449	1,940,294
Interest expense	97,036	97,821	86,944
Other (income) expense	3,502		326
Income before income taxes	1,907,280	1,965,628	1,853,024
Income tax expense	368,320	714,495	687,944
Net income	$ 1,538,960	$ 1,251,133	$ 1,165,080
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 5.64	$ 4.45	$ 3.96
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 5.63	$ 4.43	$ 3.95
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	272,751	281,317	294,330
Diluted (in shares)	273,362	282,261	295,211
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 1.00	$ 0.88