Business Segment Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 02, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	First Quarter
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Furniture	$	338,870	$	308,097
Consumables	221,774		224,495
Food	203,273		199,675
Seasonal	190,217		202,920
Soft Home	147,420		141,019
Hard Home	103,626		116,513
Electronics & Accessories	75,275		88,552
Net sales	$	1,280,455	$	1,281,271