Retirement and Other Benefit Plans Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Schdeule of Information on Expected Cash Flows) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2018 Employer contributions expected	$ 159
Defined benefit plans, estimated refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	186
Funded-Pension Plan, Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2018 Employer contributions expected	159
Defined benefit plans, estimated refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	186
Expected Benefit Payments: 2018	12,766
Expected Benefit Payments: 2019	13,363
Expected Benefit Payments: 2020	14,131
Expected Benefit Payments: 2021	14,933
Expected Benefit Payments: 2022	15,638
Expected Benefit Payments: 2023 - 2027	86,432
Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expected Benefit Payments: 2018	16,829
Expected Benefit Payments: 2019	14,539
Expected Benefit Payments: 2020	17,210
Expected Benefit Payments: 2021	15,255
Expected Benefit Payments: 2022	16,294
Expected Benefit Payments: 2023 - 2027	88,249
SERP
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2018 Employer contributions expected	4,063
Expected Benefit Payments: 2018	4,063
Expected Benefit Payments: 2019	1,176
Expected Benefit Payments: 2020	3,079
Expected Benefit Payments: 2021	322
Expected Benefit Payments: 2022	656
Expected Benefit Payments: 2023 - 2027	1,817
Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2018 Employer contributions expected	243
Expected Benefit Payments: 2018	243
Expected Benefit Payments: 2019	216
Expected Benefit Payments: 2020	192
Expected Benefit Payments: 2021	169
Expected Benefit Payments: 2022	148
Expected Benefit Payments: 2023 - 2027	$ 481

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Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the five fiscal years after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897934&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
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