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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Consolidated Secured Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Threshold Percentage Of Borrowing Base Or Commitments For Fixed Charge Coverage

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percent

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Gain (Loss) On Debt Modification And Extinguishment, Including Third Party Expenses

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Loss On Settlement Of Derivative Instruments

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

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

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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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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Debt - Debt Transactions Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Debt Transactions Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021	Jul. 27, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment			$ 300,000	$ 0	$ 50,700,000	$ 0
Redemption premiums					17,500,000	0
Third-party debt issuance expenses					13,100,000	$ 8,100,000
Prior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,300,000,000
Repayment of senior debt		1,257,800,000
Write off of deferred financing fees					4,800,000
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument term (in years)		7 years
Third-party debt issuance expenses					$ 2,300,000
Periodic payment as a percentage of original principal		0.25%
Weighted average interest rate (percent)	2.59%		2.59%		2.59%
Debt covenant, consolidated secured coverage ratio	3.25		3.25		3.25
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)	2.50%	2.50%
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan \| Federal funds rate, base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)		0.50%
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan \| LIBOR, base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)		1.00%
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan \| Base rate, margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)		1.50%
Senior Term Loan Facility \| Term loan \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 1,483,200,000		$ 1,483,200,000		$ 1,483,200,000
Senior 2024 Notes \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of senior debt		$ 300,000,000
Redemption price (percent)		102.00%
Write off of deferred financing fees					7,700,000
Redemption premiums					6,000,000
Senior 2025 Notes \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of senior debt		$ 750,000,000
Redemption price (percent)		101.531%
Write off of deferred financing fees					13,200,000
Redemption premiums					11,500,000
ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in aggregate commitments		$ 150,000,000
Aggregate commitments	850,000,000	$ 850,000,000	850,000,000		$ 850,000,000
Fee on unfunded commitments (percent)					0.25%
Amount outstanding	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Debt covenant, consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00		1.00		1.00
Debt covenant, threshold percentage of borrowing base or aggregate effective commitments for fixed charge coverage ratio	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)					1.25%
ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)					1.75%
ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Alternate base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)					0.25%
ABL Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Alternate base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin (percent)					0.75%
Cash flow \| Interest rate swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on settlement					$ 5,200,000