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Share-based Compensation Arrangement, By Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested In Period, Grant Date Fair Value.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity - Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Nov. 02, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 61,700	$ 120,700
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards, before tax consideration		$ 316,000
Weighted-average period to recognize compensation cost		1 year 4 months 24 days
Total grant-date fair value of vested stock options		$ 157,900	$ 131,000
Stock-based compensation		$ 5,900		$ 6,800
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (shares)		156,100,000
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount		$ 1,900,000
Issuance of stock as charitable contribution	$ 40,000
Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock as charitable contribution (in shares)	335,654	336,000
Issuance of stock as charitable contribution		$ 56
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount		$ 6,300,000