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DEBT - Senior ABL Facility (Details) and Debt Transactions $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($) facility	Feb. 02, 2020 USD ($)
DEBT
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		$ 1.2	$ 1.2	$ 3.0
Gain (loss) on extinguishment		(5.5)	(5.5)
Secured debt \| Subsidiary Issuer \| Line of credit \| Senior ABL Facility due 2022
DEBT
Aggregate principal amount		600.0	600.0
Line of credit facility, Excess Availability for borrowing		576.1	576.1
Letter of credit facility outstanding		23.8	23.8
Line of credit facility, available for borrowing on qualifying cash balances		$ 139.4	$ 139.4
The minimum number of incremental term loan facilities permitted to be included in the Senior ABL Facility \| facility			1
The minimum number of revolving credit facility commitments permitted to be included in the Senior ABL Facility \| facility			1
Total borrowing capacity	$ 600.0
Gain (loss) on extinguishment	(0.8)
Secured debt \| Subsidiary Issuer \| Line of credit \| Term B-5 Loans due 2023
DEBT
Gain (loss) on extinguishment	(4.7)
Repayment of debt	524.3
Write-offs of unamortized original issue discount	1.2
Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs	3.5
Canada \| Secured debt \| Subsidiary Issuer \| Line of credit \| Senior ABL Facility due 2022
DEBT
Reduction in borrowing capacity	60.0
U.S. \| Secured debt \| Subsidiary Issuer \| Line of credit \| Senior ABL Facility due 2022
DEBT
Reduction in borrowing capacity	$ 340.0