Business Segment Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 01, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	Second Quarter				Year-to-Date
(In thousands	2015		2014		2015		2014
Consumables	$	235,353	$	238,417	$	457,127	$	462,912
Furniture	233,776		216,102		572,645		524,199
Seasonal	232,934		239,277		423,151		442,197
Food	192,749		182,736		396,022		382,411
Soft Home	133,966		126,597		281,386		267,616
Hard Home	111,688		117,321		215,314		233,834
Electronics & Accessories	69,220		74,913		144,496		163,465
Net sales	$	1,209,686	$	1,195,363	$	2,490,141	$	2,476,634