Segment Reporting - Assets by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Segment reporting
Segment assets	$ 2,175,129	$ 2,244,319	$ 3,512,379
Reportable segments | Retail Segment
Segment reporting
Segment assets	1,719,572	1,705,728	2,802,991
Reportable segments | Corporate Apparel Segment
Segment reporting
Segment assets	196,085	211,820	216,920
Shared services
Segment reporting
Segment assets	$ 259,472	$ 326,771	$ 492,468