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Debt Instrument, Minimum Net Leverage Ratio For Interest Rate Adjustment

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Debt Instrument, Net Leverage Ratio Threshold For Required Principal Payments

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Debt instrument percentage of principal amount to be repaid in quarterly installments.

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Debt Instrument Refinancing Expenses

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Net Leverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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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 cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt and Credit Arrangements - Additional Information (Details)						12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from ABL facility						$ 1,390,000,000	$ 1,587,000,000	$ 1,645,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment						$ 3,820,000	25,405,000	$ 21,061,000
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refinancing fees			$ 1,000,000
Debt issuance costs			$ 900,000
Decrease in basis spread on variable rate upon achievement of certain leverage ratio						0.125%
Net leverage ratio required for basis spread decrease						3.00
Credit facility outstanding						$ 378,000,000	289,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit						17,500,000	$ 41,200,000
Proceeds from ABL facility		$ 200,000,000		$ 350,000,000
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 950,000,000.0
Interest rate on revolving credit facility						2.78%	3.76%
Borrowing availability						$ 496,300,000	$ 545,600,000
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.25%
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.75%
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.25%
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.75%
ABL Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 50,000,000.0
ABL Facility \| Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.00%
ABL Facility \| Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.50%
ABL Facility \| Term Loan \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.00%
ABL Facility \| Term Loan \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.50%
First Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refinancing fees	$ 1,700,000			$ 1,800,000
Net leverage ratio required for basis spread decrease				3.00
Principal amount	1,315,200,000			$ 1,537,700,000.0
Write-off of debt issuance costs	$ 100,000	$ 2,000,000		$ 4,400,000
Percentage of original principal amount required to pay in quarterly installments						0.25%
Principal payments required when net leverage ratio exceeds				3.50
Term loans outstanding						$ 1,315,216,000	$ 1,530,045,000
Net leverage ratio (less than)						3.00
Debt instrument interest rate						3.90%	5.51%
First Lien Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
First Lien Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.75%
First Lien Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				3.00%
First Lien Term Loan \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
First Lien Term Loan \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.75%
First Lien Term Loan \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.00%
Second Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of debt issuance costs					$ 13,000,000
Debt extinguishment amount					623,200,000
Prepayment premium on debt extinguishment					6,200,000
Loss on debt extinguishment					$ 19,200,000