Basis of presentation and accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2021

Basis of presentation

Schedule of property and equipment balances and depreciable lives

				January 29,		January 31,
(In thousands)	Life			2021		2020
Land	Indefinite			$	224,628	$	220,228
Land improvements		20			93,169		86,636
Buildings	39	-	40		1,329,309		1,290,673
Leasehold improvements		(a)			782,858		656,234
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3	-	10		4,487,665		3,782,016
Construction in progress					183,593		62,183
Right of use assets - finance leases	Various				163,108		—
					7,264,330		6,097,970
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization					3,364,333		2,819,611
Net property and equipment				$	3,899,997	$	3,278,359
(a) Depreciated over the lesser of the life of the applicable lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Schedule of accrued expenses and other liabilities

	January 29,		January 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Compensation and benefits	$	269,032	$	135,492
Self-insurance reserves		110,321		109,291
Taxes (other than taxes on income)		318,552		192,656
Other		308,647		271,717
	$	1,006,552	$	709,156

Schedule of other liabilities

	January 29,		January 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Self-insurance reserves	$	134,765	$	131,281
Payroll tax liabilities		81,488		—
Other		47,438		41,395
	$	263,691	$	172,676