Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

Schedule of Entity Wide Information Percentage of Revenue from External Customers by Product and Segment [Table Text Block]

	Percentage of Net Sales
	Fiscal 2019		Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017
Retail operations segment:
Cosmetics	14	%	14	%	14	%
Ladies' apparel	22		22		23
Ladies' accessories and lingerie	15		15		16
Juniors' and children's apparel	9		9		8
Men's apparel and accessories	18		17		17
Shoes	15		15		16
Home and furniture	4		4		4
	97		96		98
Construction segment	3		4		2
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of segment information

(in thousands of dollars)	Retail Operations		Fiscal 2019 Construction			Consolidated
Net sales from external customers	$	6,012,170	$	191,350		$	6,203,520
Gross profit	1,960,255		7,287			1,967,542
Depreciation and amortization	221,643		706			222,349
Interest and debt expense (income), net	46,337		(110		)	46,227
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	133,398		493			133,891
Income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	—		—			—
Total assets	3,387,404		42,853			3,430,257

(in thousands of dollars)	Retail Operations		Fiscal 2018 Construction			Consolidated
Net sales from external customers	$	6,120,758	$	235,351		$	6,356,109
Gross profit	2,056,010		8,579			2,064,589
Depreciation and amortization	223,175		640			223,815
Interest and debt expense (income), net	52,574		(56		)	52,518
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	203,330		4,632			207,962
Income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	31		—			31
Total assets	3,384,277		47,092			3,431,369

(in thousands of dollars)	Retail Operations		Fiscal 2017 Construction			Consolidated
Net sales from external customers	$	6,108,037	$	153,440		$	6,261,477
Gross profit	2,054,969		6,790			2,061,759
Depreciation and amortization	230,946		649			231,595
Interest and debt expense (income), net	62,638		(58		)	62,580
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	210,969		1,720			212,689
Income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	835		—			835
Total assets	3,650,393		32,310			3,682,703

Contract Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Retail
(in thousands of dollars)	February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019	February 3, 2018
Contract liabilities	$	75,229	72,852	73,059

Schedule of AR, Contract Assets and Liabilities - Construction [Table Text Block]

Construction
(in thousands of dollars)	February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	28,522	$	31,867	$	20,136
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	2,179		1,165		1,213
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	5,737		7,414		5,503