Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (store, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,539,914	$ 2,356,841
Costs and Expenses
Costs of goods sold	1,798,811	1,679,127
Selling, general and administrative	361,968	337,811
Interest expense, net	209	2,232
Total costs and expenses	2,160,988	2,019,170
Earnings before taxes	378,926	337,671
Provision for taxes on earnings	144,314	129,058
Net earnings	$ 234,612	$ 208,613
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.09	$ 0.94
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.93
Weighted average shares outstanding (000)
Basic (in shares)	215,408	221,104
Diluted (in shares)	218,496	224,929
Dividends
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores)	1,227	1,146