Shareholders' Equity - Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2023	Apr. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0	$ 0.30		$ 0.30
Amount declared (Dividends), including the impact of forfeitures	$ (119)	$ 9,116	$ 9,068	$ 8,997	$ 18,049
Amount paid (Dividends)	$ (153)	$ (9,587)		$ (9,740)	$ (19,496)

Amount declared (Dividends), including the impact of forfeitures

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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- Definition

Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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