Business Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Furniture	$	1,135,757	$	1,051,165	$	961,749
Consumables	944,389		953,028		918,124
Food	845,541		821,915		747,840
Seasonal	845,085		877,086		907,787
Soft Home	598,777		569,730		537,798
Hard Home	477,451		510,095		565,126
Electronics & Accessories	343,582		394,059		486,331
Net sales	$	5,190,582	$	5,177,078	$	5,124,755