Debt - Schedule of short-term and long-term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 02, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	May 04, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 805,000	$ 0	$ 0
Long-term debt	$ 2,285,614	312,891	312,552
3.375% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (percent)	3.375%
$800 million revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 800,000	0	0
Other short-term debt financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt	5,000	0	0
6.530% Series B Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	64,968	64,963	64,947
3.375% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	248,037	247,928	247,605
4.600% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	693,676	0	0
4.700% Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	394,953	0	0
4.800% Senior Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	394,635	0	0
5.450% Senior Notes due 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 489,345	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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