Business Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	Third Quarter				Year-to-Date
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Furniture	$	261,415	$	244,820	$	834,060	$	769,018
Consumables	229,364		230,191		686,491		693,102
Food	206,316		202,352		602,338		584,762
Soft Home	143,566		135,714		424,952		403,332
Hard Home	110,091		115,414		325,405		349,248
Seasonal	94,373		95,942		517,524		538,139
Electronics & Accessories	71,349		82,662		215,845		246,128
Net sales	$	1,116,474	$	1,107,095	$	3,606,615	$	3,583,729