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Business Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Business Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)	May 04, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($)	May 05, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) segment store	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Business Segments
Number of Reportable Segments \| segment									2
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Net sales from external customers	$ 1,922,906	$ 1,388,310	$ 1,426,863	$ 1,465,441	$ 2,010,611	$ 1,419,213	$ 1,468,023	$ 1,458,262	$ 6,203,520	$ 6,356,109	$ 6,261,477
Gross profit	573,491	$ 461,528	$ 394,849	$ 537,674	594,946	$ 464,276	$ 450,846	$ 554,521	1,967,542	2,064,589	2,061,759
Depreciation and amortization									222,349	223,815	231,595
Interest and debt expense (income), net									46,227	52,518	62,580
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures									133,891	207,962	212,689
Income on and equity in losses of joint ventures									0	31	835
Total assets	3,430,257				3,431,369				3,430,257	3,431,369	3,682,703
Retail operations
Business Segments
Contract with Customer, Liability	75,229				72,852				$ 75,229	$ 72,852	$ 73,059
Number of store formats \| store									1
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									97.00%	96.00%	98.00%
Net sales from external customers									$ 6,012,170	$ 6,120,758	$ 6,108,037
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized									53,400	55,300
Gross profit									1,960,255	2,056,010	2,054,969
Depreciation and amortization									221,643	223,175	230,946
Interest and debt expense (income), net									46,337	52,574	62,638
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures									133,398	203,330	210,969
Income on and equity in losses of joint ventures									0	31	835
Total assets	3,387,404				3,384,277				$ 3,387,404	$ 3,384,277	$ 3,650,393
Retail operations \| Cosmetics
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									14.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Retail operations \| Ladies' apparel
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									22.00%	22.00%	23.00%
Retail operations \| Ladies' accessories and lingerie
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									15.00%	15.00%	16.00%
Retail operations \| Juniors' and children's apparel
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									9.00%	9.00%	8.00%
Retail operations \| Men's apparel and accessories
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									18.00%	17.00%	17.00%
Retail operations \| Shoes
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									15.00%	15.00%	16.00%
Retail operations \| Home and furniture
Business Segments
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Construction
Business Segments
Revenue Recognized, previously recorded in Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings									$ 7,200	$ 5,200
Accounts Receivable, Construction Segment	28,522				31,867				$ 28,522	$ 31,867	$ 20,136
Percentage of net sales by segment and major product line									3.00%	4.00%	2.00%
Net sales from external customers									$ 191,350	$ 235,351	$ 153,440
Gross profit									7,287	8,579	6,790
Depreciation and amortization									706	640	649
Interest and debt expense (income), net									(110)	(56)	(58)
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures									493	4,632	1,720
Income on and equity in losses of joint ventures									0	0	0
Total assets	42,853				47,092				42,853	47,092	32,310
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, construction segment	2,179				1,165				2,179	1,165	1,213
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, construction segment	5,737				7,414				5,737	7,414	5,503
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 156,500				$ 143,900				156,500	143,900
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales from external customers									$ 33,600	$ 30,200	$ 47,400