Retirement Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Pension Costs For The Pension Plan and SERP) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure service cost			4.09%
Discount rate used to measure interest cost			3.67%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	5.75%	6.25%	6.50%
Rate of compensation increases	3.45%	3.25%	4.00%
Cash balance plan interest crediting rate	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure service cost	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Discount rate used to measure interest cost	1.74%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Rate of compensation increases	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cash balance plan interest crediting rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure service cost	2.69%	2.35%
Discount rate used to measure interest cost	1.76%	1.65%
Minimum [Member] \| SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure interest cost		1.65%	2.65%
Maximum [Member] \| Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure service cost	3.07%	2.96%
Discount rate used to measure interest cost	2.07%	2.46%
Maximum [Member] \| SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate used to measure interest cost		2.44%	3.69%

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate, Interest Cost

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Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate, Service Cost

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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(3)
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e2919-114920

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Weighted average rate of compensation increase used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.

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