Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2016	Nov. 01, 2015	Oct. 30, 2016	Nov. 01, 2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax expense (benefit)	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ (0.1)	$ (0.4)
Amortization of prior service credit related to pension and postretirement plans, tax benefit	0.0	0.0	(0.1)	(0.1)
Net unrealized and realized gain (loss) related to effective hedges, tax expense (benefit)	2.7	(8.6)	(1.1)	(9.1)
Net gain on net investment hedge, tax expense	$ 2.5	$ 0.0	$ 5.4	$ 0.0

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Used as Net Investment Hedge, Tax

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=d3e640-108580

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=SL7669646-108580

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Amount of tax (expense) benefit, before reclassification adjustments, related to (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

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- Definition

Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments, related to increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=d3e640-108580

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=SL7669646-108580

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