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Shareholders' equity (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Class of Treasury Stock
Share repurchases
 
 
 
39 weeks ended October 31, 2015
 
39 weeks ended November 1, 2014
 
Amount
authorized
 
Shares
repurchased
 
Amount
repurchased
 
Average
repurchase
price per
share
 
Shares
repurchased
 
Amount
repurchased
 
Average
repurchase
price per
share
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
2013 Program(1)
$
350.0

 
868,325

 
$
111.9

 
$
128.91

 
288,393

 
$
29.8

 
$
103.37

(1) 
On June 14, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350 million of Signet’s common shares (the “2013 Program”). The 2013 Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. The 2013 Program had $153.7 million remaining as of October 31, 2015.
Schedule of Dividends
Dividends
 
Fiscal 2016
 
Fiscal 2015
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Cash dividend
per share
 
Total
dividends
 
Cash dividend
per share
 
Total
dividends
 
First quarter
$
0.22

 
$
17.6

 
$
0.18

 
$
14.4

 
Second quarter
$
0.22

 
$
17.6

 
$
0.18

 
$
14.4

 
Third quarter
$
0.22

 
$
17.5

(1) 
$
0.18

 
$
14.4

(1) 
(1) 
Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014, $17.5 million and $14.4 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends declared for the third quarter of Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, respectively.