Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	May 04, 2019	May 05, 2018	May 04, 2019	May 05, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,783,006	$ 2,660,152	$ 7,875,307	$ 7,662,309
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	1,290,986	1,237,178	3,640,706	3,596,442
Gross profit	1,492,020	1,422,974	4,234,601	4,065,867
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	944,497	877,209	2,799,239	2,846,250
Operating profit	547,523	545,765	1,435,362	1,219,617
Interest expense, net	43,239	41,958	123,608	120,186
Income before income taxes	504,284	503,807	1,311,754	1,099,431
Income taxes	98,335	137,086	259,762	162,177
Net income	$ 405,949	$ 366,721	$ 1,051,992	$ 937,254
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	24,836	26,926	25,210	27,306
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	558	403	501	463
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	25,394	27,329	25,711	27,769
Basic earnings per share	$ 16.35	$ 13.62	$ 41.73	$ 34.32
Diluted earnings per share	$ 15.99	$ 13.42	$ 40.92	$ 33.75