Share Based Compensation (Textual) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 share_based_compensation_plan	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 53,516,000	$ 52,922,000	$ 51,093,000
Tax benefits related to share-based compensation	20,300,000	20,100,000	19,200,000
Effects of adjustments for forfeitures	2,300,000	1,300,000	1,600,000
Number of primary share based compensation plans	2
Number of other share based compensation plans	4
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of award	10 years
Total intrinsic value of award exercised		2,000,000	48,500,000
Grant date fair value of stock options vested during period		1,300,000	2,400,000
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Associate [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of award	10 years
Total intrinsic value of award exercised	8,500,000	900,000	11,000,000
Grant date fair value of award other than options vested during period	83,700,000	24,100,000	11,300,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures	9,900,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average period of recognition	14 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value of award other than options vested during period	15,100,000	19,500,000	24,300,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures	32,500,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average period of recognition	15 months
Total fair value of restricted stocks	$ 34,000,000	$ 30,100,000	$ 31,200,000
2005 LTIP [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares approved for grant	250,000
2005 LTIP [Member] | Non Associate Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
2007 LTIP [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares approved for grant	2,000,000