Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Net sales	$ 2,620,248	$ 2,496,092	$ 2,368,668
Cost of sales	(1,851,879)	(1,741,071)	(1,629,381)
Operating expenses	(554,818)	(512,536)	(497,863)
Operating profit	213,551	242,485	241,424
Interest Expense	(168)	(108)	(474)
Interest income	3,630	3,229	2,911
Interest income, net	3,462	3,121	2,437
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	3,178	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from Town Shoes	220,191	245,606	243,861
Income tax provision	(83,806)	(96,392)	(92,559)
(Loss) income from Town Shoes	(351)	3,813	0
Income from continuing operations	136,034	153,027	151,302
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	272	0
Net income	$ 136,034	$ 153,299	$ 151,302
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share [Abstract]:
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.55	$ 1.71	$ 1.67
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	1.54	1.69	1.65
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00
Basic earnings per share	1.55	1.71	1.67
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.54	$ 1.69	$ 1.65
Shares used in per share calculations [Abstract]:
Basic shares	87,561	89,499	90,472
Diluted shares	88,501	90,612	91,901