Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 3,059,798	$ 2,607,948	$ 2,298,234
Additions to other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related tax benefit of $8,233 in fiscal 2019, and provisions of $36,929 and $25,656 in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively	(192,664)	211,752	(52,611)
Gain on net investment hedges, net of related tax provision of $7,113 in fiscal 2019	19,538	0	0
Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations, net of related tax benefit of $19,813 in fiscal 2019, provision of $8,989 in fiscal 2018 and benefit of $7,394 in fiscal 2017	(54,420)	24,691	(11,239)
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Pension settlement charge, net of related tax provision of $9,641 in fiscal 2019 and $12,369 in fiscal 2017	26,481	0	18,804
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, net of related tax provisions of $304, $438 and $450 in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively	847	696	684
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of related tax provisions of $4,280, $9,592, and $11,584 in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively	11,756	15,228	17,608
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(188,462)	252,367	(26,754)
Total comprehensive income	$ 2,871,336	$ 2,860,315	$ 2,271,480