ACQUISITION - Schedule of Acquisition Related Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019
Acquisition-related expenses:
Transaction and integration costs	$ 1,017		$ 10,263
Gain on existing investment	0		(782)
Acquisition-related compensation	7,514		12,559
Acquisition-related expenses	8,531	$ 0	22,040	$ 0
Income tax effects of acquisition-related expenses	$ (896)		$ (2,862)

Business Acquisition, Acquisition Related Expenses

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Business Combination, Acquisition Related Compensation

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Acquisition Related Expenses

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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