Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (store, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,551,277	$ 2,340,855	$ 5,091,191	$ 4,697,696
Costs and Expenses
Costs of goods sold	1,823,777	1,689,643	3,622,588	3,368,770
Selling, general and administrative	381,193	352,089	743,161	689,900
Interest (income) expense, net	(175)	2,086	34	4,318
Total costs and expenses	2,204,795	2,043,818	4,365,783	4,062,988
Earnings before taxes	346,482	297,037	725,408	634,708
Provision for taxes on earnings	133,361	115,013	277,675	244,071
Net earnings	$ 213,121	$ 182,024	$ 447,733	$ 390,637
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 0.83	$ 2.09	$ 1.77
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 0.81	$ 2.06	$ 1.74
Weighted average shares outstanding (000)
Basic (in shares)	213,836	220,065	214,622	220,585
Diluted (in shares)	216,613	223,605	217,570	224,289
Dividends
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.14	$ 0.17	$ 0.14
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores)	1,253	1,174	1,253	1,174