Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 5,200,439	$ 5,190,582	$ 5,177,078
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation expense shown separately below)	3,101,020	3,123,396	3,133,124
Gross margin	2,099,419	2,067,186	2,043,954
Selling and administrative expenses	1,731,006	1,708,717	1,699,764
Depreciation expense	120,440	122,737	119,702
Operating profit	247,973	235,732	224,488
Interest expense	(5,091)	(3,683)	(2,588)
Other income (expense)	1,359	(5,199)	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	244,241	226,850	221,900
Income tax expense	91,458	83,842	85,239
Income from continuing operations	152,783	143,008	136,661
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(14), $(135), and $13,852, respectively	45	(135)	(22,385)
Net income (loss)	$ 152,828	$ 142,873	$ 114,276
Earnings per common share - basic
Continuing operations	$ 3.37	$ 2.83	$ 2.49
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	(0.41)
Earnings per common share - basic	3.37	2.83	2.08
Earnings per common share - diluted
Continuing operations	3.32	2.81	2.46
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	(0.40)
Earnings per common share - diluted	3.32	2.80	2.06
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.84	$ 0.76	$ 0.51