Basis of presentation and accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Basis of presentation and accounting policies

Schedule of property and equipment balances and depreciable lives

	Depreciable			January 31,		February 1,
(In thousands)	Life			2020		2019
Land	Indefinite			$	220,228	$	214,632
Land improvements			20		86,636		85,093
Buildings	39	-	40		1,290,673		1,219,852
Leasehold improvements			(a)		656,234		583,531
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3	-	10		3,782,016		3,298,594
Construction in progress					62,183		117,275
					6,097,970		5,518,977
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization					2,819,611		2,548,171
Net property and equipment				$	3,278,359	$	2,970,806

(a) Amortized over the lesser of the life of the applicable lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Schedule of accrued expenses and other liabilities

	January 31,		February 1,
(In thousands)	2020		2019
Compensation and benefits	$	135,492	$	121,375
Self-insurance reserves		109,291		107,380
Taxes (other than taxes on income)		192,656		183,941
Other		271,717		205,709
	$	709,156	$	618,405

Schedule of noncurrent other liabilities

	January 31,		February 1,
(In thousands)	2020		2019
Self-insurance reserves	$	131,281	$	130,022
Deferred rent		—		70,139
Deferred gain on sale leaseback		—		40,303
Other		41,395		57,897
	$	172,676	$	298,361