Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ 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
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
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
Gross margin	653,323	441,992	486,423	517,681	647,229	440,007	475,834	504,116	2,099,419	2,067,186	2,043,954
Income (loss) from continuing operations	90,077	1,356	22,737	38,613	94,692	(1,703)	17,711	32,308	152,783	143,008	136,661
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	1	20	(22)	46	(160)	195	(75)	(95)	45	(135)	(22,385)
Net income (loss)	$ 90,078	$ 1,376	$ 22,715	$ 38,659	$ 94,532	$ (1,508)	$ 17,636	$ 32,213	$ 152,828	$ 142,873	$ 114,276
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]
Continuing operations	$ 2.04	$ 0.03	$ 0.51	$ 0.80	$ 1.93	$ (0.03)	$ 0.35	$ 0.61	$ 3.37	$ 2.83	$ 2.49
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.41)
Earnings per common share - basic	2.04	0.03	0.51	0.80	1.93	(0.03)	0.35	0.61	3.37	2.83	2.08
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Continuing operations	1.99	0.03	0.51	0.79	1.91	(0.03)	0.35	0.60	3.32	2.81	2.46
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.40)
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 1.99	$ 0.03	$ 0.50	$ 0.79	$ 1.91	$ (0.03)	$ 0.34	$ 0.60	$ 3.32	$ 2.80	$ 2.06
Furniture [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 316,393	$ 272,639	$ 249,276	$ 357,057					$ 1,195,365	$ 1,135,757	$ 1,051,165
Food [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	239,766	199,063	189,199	202,480					830,508	845,541	821,915
Consumables [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	225,178	198,907	203,096	196,301					823,482	832,345	839,310
Soft Home [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	214,236	178,632	166,566	183,925					743,359	710,821	683,448
Seasonal [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	260,794	77,183	216,493	184,636					739,106	725,238	732,323
Hard Home [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	138,226	98,140	101,251	99,958					437,575	477,451	510,095
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 184,618	$ 80,934	$ 77,274	$ 88,218					$ 431,044	$ 463,429	$ 538,822