Business Segment Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Jul. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	May 02, 2015	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,579,211	$ 1,105,498	$ 1,203,155	$ 1,312,575	$ 1,583,967	$ 1,116,474	$ 1,209,686	$ 1,280,455	$ 5,200,439	$ 5,190,582	$ 5,177,078
Furniture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	316,393	272,639	249,276	357,057					1,195,365	1,135,757	1,051,165
Food [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	239,766	199,063	189,199	202,480					830,508	845,541	821,915
Consumables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	225,178	198,907	203,096	196,301					823,482	832,345	839,310
Soft Home [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	214,236	178,632	166,566	183,925					743,359	710,821	683,448
Seasonal [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	260,794	77,183	216,493	184,636					739,106	725,238	732,323
Hard Home [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	138,226	98,140	101,251	99,958					437,575	477,451	510,095
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 184,618	$ 80,934	$ 77,274	$ 88,218					$ 431,044	$ 463,429	$ 538,822