Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Diesel Fuel Contracts	Jan. 28, 2012 Diesel Fuel Contracts	Feb. 02, 2013 Diesel Fuel Contracts Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Diesel Fuel Contracts Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) CAD	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) PLN	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) CAD	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Zloty To Canadian Dollar (Accrued Expense) PLN	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound Prepaid Expense EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound Prepaid Expense GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To Pound (Accrued Expense) GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound Prepaid Expense GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Intercompany Balances, Primarily Short-Term Debt And Related Interest Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound (Accrued Expense) GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) CAD	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) CAD	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense CAD	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) CAD	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar Prepaid Expense GBP (£)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar (Accrued Expense) GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense GBP (£)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of Pound To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Merchandise Purchase Commitments Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) EUR (€)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Hedge accounting not elected, Pay									141,500			62,000		€ 25,000			€ 44,281			€ 90,292		€ 75,292	$ 85,389		$ 87,117			238,273		272,210		4,752			8,475			£ 67,746		£ 40,401			£ 10,935			£ 33,793	$ 7,099		$ 3,135
Hedge accounting not elected, Receive								44,551			18,237				21,335			35,781	118,511		100,781			55,000		55,000	240,814		273,356				3,700			6,300	108,900		63,000			13,000			40,000			5,443		2,366
Blended Contract Rate							0.3148	0.3148	0.3148	0.2941	0.2941	0.2941	0.8534	0.8534	0.8534	0.8080	0.8080	0.8080	1.3125	1.3125	1.3385	1.3385	0.6441	0.6441	0.6313	0.6313	1.0107	1.0107	1.0042	1.0042	0.7786	0.7786	0.7786	0.7434	0.7434	0.7434	1.6075	1.6075	1.5594	1.5594	1.1888	1.1888	1.1888	1.1837	1.1837	1.1837	0.7667	0.7667	0.7547	0.7547
Current Asset	9,352	8,400			3,372	1,698							333								1,156		796				2,205		4,201		282			53			2,602				565			135			326		28
Current (Liability)	(11,874)	(4,217)					(1,357)			(784)						(4,531)			(4,823)		(98)				(974)		(189)		(2,175)					(178)					(541)					(405)					(36)
Net Fair Value	$ (2,522)	$ 4,183			$ 3,372	$ 1,698	$ (1,357)			$ (784)			$ 333			$ (4,531)			$ (4,823)		$ 1,058		$ 796		$ (974)		$ 2,016		$ 2,026		$ 282			$ (125)			$ 2,602		$ (541)		$ 565			$ (270)			$ 326		$ (8)
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected, Diesel contracts, Pay			Fixed on 1.1M -1.7M gal per month	Fixed on 450K-1.5M gal per month
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected, Diesel contracts, Receive			Float on 1.1M -1.7M gal per month	Float on 450K-1.5M gal per month