Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Performance Shares [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Performance Shares [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Performance Shares [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Performance Shares [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Retained Earnings [Member] Performance Shares [Member]
Balance at Feb. 02, 2019	$ 693,041			$ 1,175		$ (2,506,086)		$ 622,685		$ 2,575,267
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019				40,042
Treasury stock (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019						77,453
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	148,700			$ 0		$ 0		0		148,700
Dividends declared	(36,356)			0		0		0		(36,356)
Purchases of common shares	55,342			$ 0		$ 55,342		0		0
Purchases of common shares, (in shares)				(1,474)		1,474
Exercise of stock options	200			$ 0		$ 202		(2)		0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				6		(6)
Restricted shares vested	0			$ 0		$ 6,521		(6,521)		0
Restricted shares vested, (in shares)				201		(201)
Performance shares vested			$ 0		$ 0		$ 8,459		$ (8,459)			$ 0
Performance shares vested (in shares)					261		(261)
Other	(5)			$ 0		$ (5)		0		0
Other | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]		$ 348									$ 348
Other (in shares)				0		0
Share-based employee compensation expense	11,738			$ 0		$ 0		11,738		0
Balance at Nov. 02, 2019	762,324			$ 1,175		$ (2,546,251)		619,441		2,687,959
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 02, 2019				39,036
Treasury stock (in shares) at Nov. 02, 2019						78,459
Balance at Aug. 03, 2019	644,543			$ 1,175		$ (2,547,556)		617,993		2,572,931
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 03, 2019				39,001
Treasury stock (in shares) at Aug. 03, 2019						78,494
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	126,982			$ 0		$ 0		0		126,982
Dividends declared	(11,954)			0		0		0		(11,954)
Purchases of common shares	423			$ 0		$ 423		0		0
Purchases of common shares, (in shares)				(18)		18
Exercise of stock options	0			$ 0		$ 0		0		0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				0		0
Restricted shares vested	0			$ 0		$ 1,526		(1,526)		0
Restricted shares vested, (in shares)				47		(47)
Performance shares vested			0		$ 0		$ 204		(204)			0
Performance shares vested (in shares)					6		(6)
Other	(2)			$ 0		$ (2)		0		0
Other (in shares)				0		0
Share-based employee compensation expense	3,178			$ 0		$ 0		3,178		0
Balance at Nov. 02, 2019	762,324			$ 1,175		$ (2,546,251)		619,441		2,687,959
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 02, 2019				39,036
Treasury stock (in shares) at Nov. 02, 2019						78,459
Balance at Feb. 01, 2020	$ 845,464			$ 1,175		$ (2,546,232)		620,728		2,769,793
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	39,037			39,037
Treasury stock (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	78,458					78,458
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	$ 531,205			$ 0		$ 0		0		531,205
Dividends declared	(36,233)			0		0		0		(36,233)
Purchases of common shares	102,641			$ 0		$ 102,641		0		0
Purchases of common shares, (in shares)				(2,316)		2,316
Exercise of stock options	108			$ 0		$ 101		7		0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				3		(3)
Restricted shares vested	0			$ 0		$ 9,679		(9,679)		0
Restricted shares vested, (in shares)				298		(298)
Performance shares vested			0		$ 0		$ 2,107		(2,107)			0
Performance shares vested (in shares)					65		(65)
Other	55			$ 0		$ 47		8		0
Other (in shares)				1		(1)
Share-based employee compensation expense	18,344			$ 0		$ 0		18,344		0
Balance at Oct. 31, 2020	$ 1,256,302			$ 1,175		$ (2,636,939)		627,301		3,264,765
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	37,088			37,088
Treasury stock (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	80,407					80,407
Balance at Aug. 01, 2020	$ 1,328,160			$ 1,175		$ (2,537,359)		617,496		3,246,848
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 01, 2020				39,251
Treasury stock (in shares) at Aug. 01, 2020						78,244
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	29,910			$ 0		$ 0		0		29,910
Dividends declared	(11,993)			0		0		0		(11,993)
Purchases of common shares	100,690			$ 0		$ 100,690		0		0
Purchases of common shares, (in shares)				(2,197)		2,197
Exercise of stock options	10			$ 0		$ 10		0		0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				0		0
Restricted shares vested	0			$ 0		$ 1,102		(1,102)		0
Restricted shares vested, (in shares)				34		(34)
Performance shares vested			$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0			$ 0
Performance shares vested (in shares)					0		0
Other	(1)			$ 0		$ (2)		1		0
Other (in shares)				0		0
Share-based employee compensation expense	10,906			$ 0		$ 0		10,906		0
Balance at Oct. 31, 2020	$ 1,256,302			$ 1,175		$ (2,636,939)		$ 627,301		$ 3,264,765
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	37,088			37,088
Treasury stock (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	80,407					80,407