RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
($ thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	285,572	$	355,286	$	1,018	$	1,143
Service cost		5,020		7,143		—		—
Interest cost		14,543		11,977		48		35
Plan participants’ contribution		11		10		1		4
Plan amendments		—		407		—		—
Actuarial (gain) loss		(6,773)		(70,775)		(61)		(85)
Benefits paid		(16,149)		(15,440)		(75)		(79)
Settlements		—		(3,032)		—		—
Curtailments		—		13		—		—
Foreign exchange rate changes		(49)		(17)		—		—
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	282,175	$	285,572	$	931	$	1,018

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
Weighted–average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations, end of year	2023		2022		2023		2022
Discount rate	5.40	%	5.20	%	5.40	%	5.20	%
Rate of compensation increase	1.70	%	3.00	%	N/A		N/A

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Weighted–average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit income	2023		2022		2021		2023		2022		2021
Discount rate	5.20	%	3.40	%	3.10	%	5.20	%	3.40	%	3.10	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00	%	3.00	%	3.00	%	N/A		N/A		N/A
Expected return on plan assets	7.50	%	7.20	%	7.25	%	N/A		N/A		N/A

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

			Fair Value Measurements at February 3, 2024
($ thousands)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset
Cash and cash equivalents	$	11,138	$	11,138	$	—	$	—
U.S. government securities		74,777		65,345		9,432		—
Interest rate swap agreements		3,647		—		3,647		—
Mutual fund		28,114		28,114		—		—
Exchange-traded funds		128,263		128,263		—		—
Corporate stocks - common		84,977		84,853		—		124
Preferred securities		237		—		—		237
S&P 500 Index options		(1,788)		(1,788)		—		—
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy	$	329,365	$	315,925	$	13,079	$	361
Investments measured at net asset value:
Alternative investment fund		14,654		—		—		—
Unallocated insurance contract		32		—		—		—
Total investments measured at net asset value		14,686		—		—		—
Total investments at fair value	$	344,051	$	315,925	$	13,079	$	361

			Fair Value Measurements at January 28, 2023
($ thousands)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12,962	$	12,962	$	—	$	—
U.S. government securities		80,522		45,872		34,650		—
Interest rate swap agreements		(2,793)		—		(2,793)
Mutual fund		29,548		29,548		—		—
Exchange-traded funds		92,338		92,338		—		—
Corporate stocks - common		132,138		132,138		—		—
Preferred securities		335		—		—		335
S&P 500 Index options		(2,634)		(2,634)		—		—
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy	$	342,416	$	310,224	$	31,857	$	335
Investments measured at net asset value:
Alternative investment fund		14,293		—		—		—
Unallocated insurance contract		36		—		—		—
Total investments measured at net asset value		14,329		—		—		—
Total investments at fair value	$	356,745	$	310,224	$	31,857	$	335

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
($ thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	356,745	$	444,091	$	—	$	—
Actual return on plan assets		3,375		(69,361)		—		—
Employer contributions		118		494		74		75
Plan participants’ contributions		11		10		1		4
Benefits paid		(16,149)		(15,440)		(75)		(79)
Settlements		—		(3,032)		—		—
Foreign exchange rate changes		(49)		(17)		—		—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	344,051	$	356,745	$	—	$	—

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
($ thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Prepaid pension costs (noncurrent assets)	$	74,951	$	83,396	$	—	$	—
Accrued benefit liabilities (current liability)		(5,327)		(5,189)		(176)		(182)
Accrued benefit liabilities (noncurrent liability)		(7,748)		(7,034)		(755)		(836)
Net amount recognized at end of year	$	61,876	$	71,173	$	(931)	$	(1,018)

Schedule of Projected Benefit Obligation and Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets

		Projected Benefit Obligation Exceeds the				Accumulated Benefit Obligation
		Fair Value of Plan Assets				Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets
($ thousands)		2023		2022		2023		2022
End of Year
Projected benefit obligation	$	13,075	$	12,223	$	13,075	$	12,223
Accumulated benefit obligation		12,144		11,392		12,144		11,392
Fair value of plan assets		—		—		—		—

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
($ thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	33,709	$	25,967	$	(374)	$	(410)
Net prior service credit		71		(20)		—		—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	33,780	$	25,947	$	(374)	$	(410)

Schedule of net benefit costs

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
($ thousands)	2023		2022		2021		2023		2022		2021
Service cost	$	5,020	$	7,143	$	7,494	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost		14,543		11,977		11,236		48		35		35
Expected return on assets		(24,353)		(27,987)		(28,437)		—		—		—
Amortization of:
Actuarial loss (gain)		3,785		3,088		2,410		(110)		(103)		(108)
Prior service credit		(123)		(314)		(514)		—		—		—
Settlement cost		—		320		—		—		—		—
Curtailments		—		13		—		—		—		—
Total net periodic benefit income	$	(1,128)	$	(5,760)	$	(7,811)	$	(62)	$	(68)	$	(73)

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments

	Pension Benefits
							Other
							Postretirement
($ thousands)	Funded Plan		SERP		Total		Benefits
Employer Contributions
2024 expected contributions to plan trusts	$	73	$	—	$	73	$	—
2024 expected contributions to plan participants		—		5,469		5,469		181
2024 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer		133		—		133		—
Expected Benefit Payments
2024	$	15,327	$	5,469	$	20,796	$	181
2025		15,980		4,913		20,893		145
2026		16,702		926		17,628		116
2027		17,251		1,183		18,434		92
2028		17,865		813		18,678		73
2029-2033		93,809		1,479		95,288		187