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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended				4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2019	Aug. 28, 2019	Apr. 26, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Sep. 04, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 04, 2018	Feb. 02, 2019	Jun. 26, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases				$ 11,000,000	$ 201,564,000		$ 17,587,000
Purchase of treasury stock									$ 212,564,000	$ 23,620,000
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.1125	$ 0.1125	$ 0.2250			$ 0.3375	$ 0.4500	$ 0.225
Subsequent Events
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.1125
Share Repurchase Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized amount for repurchase												$ 500,000,000
Share repurchases (in shares)				749,252	10,264,052				11,013,304	1,118,808
Share repurchases				$ 11,000,000.0	$ 201,500,000				$ 212,500,000	$ 17,600,000
Remaining purchase amount authorized				94,100,000					94,100,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase Contract
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized amount for repurchase			$ 170,000,000
Share repurchases (in shares)			5,200,000
Share repurchases			$ 102,000,000
Remaining purchase amount authorized				$ 68,000,000					$ 68,000,000
Purchase of treasury stock			$ 170,000,000
Percentage of contract			60.00%
Accelerated Share Repurchase Contract \| Subsequent Events
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases (in shares)	5,400,000							10,600,000
Average price per share (in dollars per share)								$ 16.09
First Quarter, Fiscal Year Ended 2019 \| Share Repurchase Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases (in shares)							1,118,808
Share repurchases							$ 17,600,000
Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year Ended 2018 \| Share Repurchase Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases							$ 6,000,000.0