Business Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

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)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Furniture	$	429,305	$	344,103	$	1,284,743	$	1,031,357
Soft Home	253,700		206,493		770,078		606,397
Consumables	216,515		198,467		679,007		581,925
Food	181,710		180,687		570,540		530,970
Seasonal	100,829		94,225		596,850		523,822
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	100,294		64,180		272,704		198,143
Hard Home	95,572		79,833		287,349		243,584
Net sales	$	1,377,925	$	1,167,988	$	4,461,271	$	3,716,198