Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Foreign Currency Revolving Loan and Letter of Credit

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Letter of Credit Sublimits

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Swing Loan Advances

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Percentage of tier one capital to total leverage exposure, as defined by regulatory framework.

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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 25, 2017	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Expiration date	Aug. 25, 2022
Credit Facility, maximum capacity		$ 400.0
Letter of Credit Sublimits		50.0
Swing Loan Advances		15.0
Foreign Currency Revolving Loan		75.0
Long-term Line of Credit		190.0	$ 160.0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		3.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 207.0
Minimum
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		1.75
Maximum
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Supplementary Leverage Ratio	325.00%
Credit Facility
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		3.40%
CAD Facility
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		1.80%