Business Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	Third Quarter				Year-to-Date
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Furniture	$	344,103	$	313,450	$	1,031,357	$	941,022
Soft Home	206,493		203,328		606,397		585,850
Consumables	198,467		194,480		581,925		573,215
Food	180,687		185,641		530,970		549,576
Seasonal	94,225		90,824		523,822		508,397
Hard Home	79,833		92,275		243,584		271,916
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	64,180		69,404		198,143		209,578
Net sales	$	1,167,988	$	1,149,402	$	3,716,198	$	3,639,554