Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (store, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012	Nov. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,398,122	$ 2,262,723	$ 7,489,313	$ 6,960,419
Costs and Expenses
Costs of goods sold	1,746,235	1,648,997	5,368,823	5,017,767
Selling, general and administrative	381,860	357,983	1,125,021	1,047,883
Interest (income) expense, net	(152)	1,643	(118)	5,961
Total costs and expenses	2,127,943	2,008,623	6,493,726	6,071,611
Earnings before taxes	270,179	254,100	995,587	888,808
Provision for taxes on earnings	98,561	94,576	376,236	338,647
Net earnings	$ 171,618	$ 159,524	$ 619,351	$ 550,161
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.81	$ 0.73	$ 2.90	$ 2.50
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.72	$ 2.86	$ 2.46
Weighted average shares outstanding (000)
Basic (in shares)	211,986	218,583	213,743	219,917
Diluted (in shares)	214,803	222,185	216,662	223,596
Dividends
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.14	$ 0.34	$ 0.28
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores)	1,285	1,205	1,285	1,205