Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Change in Tax Rate, Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Transition Tax for Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Provisional Income Tax Expense

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Income Taxes (Textual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Textual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Aug. 04, 2018	Nov. 03, 2018
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Federal statutory rate (as percent)	21.00%			35.00%
Income tax expense (benefit)			$ 639.7
Provisional income tax expense			687.1
Transition tax			751.1
Tax benefit related to deferred tax liabilities in prior years			64.0
Foreign earnings, liability, current			60.1
Foreign earnings, liability, noncurrent			691.0
Excess tax benefit	$ 6.0	$ 8.2	$ 10.0		$ 24.2
Forecast
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Federal statutory rate (as percent)						23.40%