Computation of earnings per share.

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Stock repurchase program increase in number of shares authorized to be repurchased.

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Stock repurchased and retired under authorization.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Earnings Per Share, Share Repurchases and Dividends - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares shares in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2021	Jan. 29, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020	Feb. 01, 2019	Dec. 15, 2016
Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.48	$ 1.48	$ 1.24
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.37	$ 0.37	$ 0.31
Subsequent Event
Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37
Share Repurchase Plan
Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Increase in number of shares authorized to be repurchased under the repurchase plan (in shares)					4.6
Shares repurchased under the repurchase plan (in shares)		12.0
Share Repurchase Plan \| Maximum
Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased under the repurchase plan (in shares)		16.4