Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2019 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	May 05, 2018 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 3,796,642	$ 3,588,619
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	2,701,668	2,522,219
Selling, general and administrative	558,250	524,423
Interest income, net	(5,635)	(503)
Total costs and expenses	3,254,283	3,046,139
Earnings before taxes	542,359	542,480
Provision for taxes on earnings	121,217	124,228
Net earnings	$ 421,142	$ 418,252
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.16	$ 1.12
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.15	$ 1.11
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares) | shares	363,085	373,797
Diluted (in shares) | shares	365,912	377,062
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores) | stores	1,745	1,651