INCOME TAXES, Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Reconciliation of income tax provision
Income taxes at statutory rate	$ 204,256	$ 203,621	$ 200,242
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	18,224	10,665	19,131
Foreign tax rate differential	(31,570)	(8,820)	(2,583)
Enactment of Tax Act	14,557
Other	9,776	(1,852)	(7,582)
Income taxes	$ 215,243	$ 203,614	$ 209,208
Reconciliation of effective tax rate
Income taxes at statutory rate (as a percent)	33.70%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (as a percent)	3.00%	1.80%	3.30%
Foreign tax rate differential (as a percent)	(5.20%)	(1.50%)	(0.40%)
Enactment of Tax Act (as a percent)	2.40%
Other (as a percent)	1.60%	(0.30%)	(1.30%)
Total (as a percent)	35.50%	35.00%	36.60%
Maximum
Reconciliation of effective tax rate
Income taxes at statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%