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Share Repurchase Program (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Jan. 31, 2015
Mar. 14, 2011
Jun. 26, 2012
Share Repurchase Program          
Shares repurchased, aggregate cost $ 22,099,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 140,262,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod      
2011 Share Repurchase Program | Common Stock          
Share Repurchase Program          
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)   5,036,418us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Shares repurchased, aggregate cost   140,100,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Value of common stock remaining to be repurchased     0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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2011 Share Repurchase Program | Common Stock | Maximum          
Share Repurchase Program          
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased       250,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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2012 Share Repurchase Program | Common Stock          
Share Repurchase Program          
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)     0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Shares repurchased, aggregate cost   0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Value of common stock remaining to be repurchased     495,800,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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2012 Share Repurchase Program | Common Stock | Maximum          
Share Repurchase Program          
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased         500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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2011 and 2012 Share Repurchase Programs | Maximum          
Share Repurchase Program          
Number of common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares)     0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
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2011 and 2012 Share Repurchase Programs | Minimum          
Share Repurchase Program          
Number of common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares)     0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
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2011 and 2012 Share Repurchase Programs | Common Stock          
Share Repurchase Program          
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares) 882,551us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Shares repurchased, aggregate cost $ 22,100,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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