Segment information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting information, by segment

	13 weeks ended							26 weeks ended
(in millions)	July 29, 2017				July 30, 2016			July 29, 2017				July 30, 2016
Sales:
Sterling Jewelers	$	868.1			$	839.4		$	1,739.1			$	1,819.8
Zale Jewelry	331.8				331.0			665.5				712.4
Piercing Pagoda	62.3				57.0			132.0				126.0
UK Jewelry	131.9				145.2			254.4				289.2
Other	5.5				0.8			12.0				4.9
Total sales	$	1,399.6			$	1,373.4		$	2,803.0			$	2,952.3
Operating income:
Sterling Jewelers	$	159.4		(1)	$	140.9		$	288.9		(1)	$	339.2
Zale Jewelry	1.2				0.5			3.3				18.8
Piercing Pagoda	1.0				(0.2		)	4.2				7.6
UK Jewelry	2.3				1.7			(0.2		)		3.0
Other	(28.3		)	(2)	(23.0		)	(45.3		)	(2)	(36.7		)
Total operating income	$	135.6			$	119.9		$	250.9			$	331.9

⁽¹⁾  Includes $20.7 million gain on assets held for sale related to the reversal of the allowance for credit losses. See Note 3 for additional information.

⁽²⁾  Includes $5.9 million of transaction costs related to the credit transaction (see Note 3) and $4.7 million of CEO separation and R2Net acquisition costs.

(in millions)	July 29, 2017		January 28, 2017		July 30, 2016
Total assets:
Sterling Jewelers	$	3,807.1	$	4,015.4	$	3,699.5
Zale Jewelry	1,878.4		1,940.7		1,931.1
Piercing Pagoda	140.8		141.6		138.4
UK Jewelry	384.8		372.6		392.3
Other	102.7		127.5		136.7
Total assets	$	6,313.8	$	6,597.8	$	6,298.0