Income Taxes (Provisions for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Current:
Federal	$ 111,761	$ 100,495	$ 94,922
State	15,323	11,085	16,126
Foreign	17,984	13,262	11,395
Total current income tax	145,068	124,842	122,443
Deferred:
Federal	(10,456)	(32,776)	(33,441)
State	458	(8,662)	(7,299)
Foreign	(5,136)	(8,735)	(3,594)
Total deferred income tax	(15,134)	(50,173)	(44,334)
Total provision	$ 129,934	$ 74,669	$ 78,109