QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Oct. 28, 2017	Jul. 29, 2017	Apr. 29, 2017	Jan. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Jul. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Net sales	$ 1,890,608	$ 1,240,196	$ 1,072,593	$ 1,158,563	$ 1,750,854	$ 1,227,206	$ 1,060,353	$ 1,158,880	$ 5,361,960	$ 5,197,292	$ 4,912,782
Cost of sales and occupancy expense	1,116,072	756,088	670,082	690,929	1,045,093	760,598	669,656	694,129	3,233,171	3,169,476	2,944,431
Gross profit	774,536	484,108	402,511	467,634	705,761	466,608	390,697	464,751	2,128,789	2,027,816	1,968,351
Selling, general and administrative	419,839	329,298	313,867	327,396	368,960	318,580	302,712	317,800	1,390,400	1,308,052	1,242,961
Operating income	354,290	153,858	87,982	139,260	336,556	146,324	87,077	145,325	735,390	715,280	720,604
Losses on early extinguishments of debt and refinancing costs						6,887	405			7,292	8,485
Net income	$ 202,968	$ 79,760	$ 35,562	$ 72,208	$ 195,318	$ 76,459	$ 35,617	$ 70,765	$ 390,498	$ 378,159	$ 362,912
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.11	$ 0.44	$ 0.19	$ 0.38	$ 0.95	$ 0.37	$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 2.10	$ 1.82	$ 1.72