Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity for Market Performance Units (Details) - Market Performance RSUs	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2022 $ / shares shares
Number of Units
Performance units granted (in shares) \| shares	54,928
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Weighted average fair value units granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 49.55

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Units Rollforward [Abstract]

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Abstract

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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