STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Stock Options - General Disclosures (Details) - Stock options	12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2019
Stock Options
Expiration period (in years)	10 years
Minimum age of an associate, non-qualified stock options may become non-forfeitable (in years)	62 years
Tenure of continuous service, non-qualified stock options may become non-forfeitable (in years)	5 years
Options vesting at a rate of 25% per year commencing on the first anniversary date of the grant
Stock Options
Vesting rate (as a percent)	25.00%
Vesting period (in years)	1 year
Options vesting at a rate of 100% commencing on the third anniversary date of the grant
Stock Options
Vesting rate (as a percent)	100.00%
Vesting period (in years)	3 years

The minimum age required for an associate, for non-qualified stock options may become non-forfeitable.

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The period of continuous service of an associate.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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