Business Segment Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	Second Quarter				Year-to-Date
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Furniture	$	259,439	$	249,276	$	622,378	$	606,333
Seasonal	232,810		216,493		416,561		401,129
Consumables	198,706		201,752		388,499		396,313
Food	182,451		189,199		379,403		391,679
Soft Home	176,440		168,373		364,514		354,530
Hard Home	97,640		101,251		188,159		201,209
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	73,815		76,811		158,574		164,537
Net sales	$	1,221,301	$	1,203,155	$	2,518,088	$	2,515,730