INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
May 05, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2019 and May 6, 2018 were 22.4% and 17.1%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2019 was higher than the United States statutory income tax rate due to the tax on foreign earnings in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations (known as “GILTI”) imposed by the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “U.S. Tax Legislation”), offset by the benefit of overall lower tax rates in certain international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns. The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 6, 2018 was lower than the United States statutory income tax rate, primarily due to the benefit of overall lower tax rates in certain international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns. The Company files income tax returns in more than 40 international jurisdictions each year. A substantial amount of the Company’s earnings comes from international operations, particularly in the Netherlands and Hong Kong, where income tax rates, coupled with special rates levied on income from certain of the Company’s jurisdictional activities, are lower than the United States statutory income tax rate.

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2019 and May 6, 2018 were 22.4% and 17.1%, respectively.

The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2019 was higher than the United States statutory income tax rate due to the tax on foreign earnings in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations (known as “GILTI”) imposed by the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “U.S. Tax Legislation”), offset by the benefit of overall lower tax rates in certain international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns.

The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 6, 2018 was lower than the United States statutory income tax rate, primarily due to the benefit of overall lower tax rates in certain international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns.

The Company files income tax returns in more than 40 international jurisdictions each year. A substantial amount of the Company’s earnings comes from international operations, particularly in the Netherlands and Hong Kong, where income tax rates, coupled with special rates levied on income from certain of the Company’s jurisdictional activities, are lower than the United States statutory income tax rate.