Quarterly Financial Data (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended												3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	May 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Aug. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Feb. 01, 2014		Nov. 02, 2013		Aug. 03, 2013		May 04, 2013		Feb. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012		Jul. 28, 2012		Apr. 28, 2012		Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Sales													$ 2,741,040		$ 2,398,122		$ 2,551,277		$ 2,539,914		$ 2,760,646	[1]	$ 2,262,723		$ 2,340,855		$ 2,356,841		$ 10,230,353	$ 9,721,065	$ 8,608,291
Costs of goods sold													1,992,101		1,746,235		1,823,777		1,798,811		1,993,661	[1]	1,648,997		1,689,643		1,679,127		7,360,924	7,011,428	6,240,760
Selling, general and administrative													401,345		381,860		381,193		361,968		390,003	[1]	357,983		352,089		337,811		1,526,366	1,437,886	1,304,065
Interest expense, net													(129)		(152)		(175)		209		946	[1]	1,643		2,086		2,232		(247)	6,907	10,322
Total costs and expenses													2,393,317		2,127,943		2,204,795		2,160,988		2,384,610	[1]	2,008,623		2,043,818		2,019,170		8,887,043	8,456,221	7,555,147
Earnings before taxes													347,723		270,179		346,482		378,926		376,036	[1]	254,100		297,037		337,671		1,343,310	1,264,844	1,053,144
Provision for taxes on earnings													129,770		98,561		133,361		144,314		139,434	[1]	94,576		115,013		129,058		506,006	478,081	395,974
Net earnings													$ 217,953		$ 171,618		$ 213,121		$ 234,612		$ 236,602	[1]	$ 159,524		$ 182,024		$ 208,613		$ 837,304	$ 786,763	$ 657,170
Basic (in dollars per share)													$ 1.04	[2]	$ 0.81	[2]	$ 1.00	[2]	$ 1.09	[2]	$ 1.09	[1],[2]	$ 0.73	[2]	$ 0.83	[2]	$ 0.94	[2]	$ 3.93	$ 3.59	$ 2.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)													$ 1.02	[2]	$ 0.80	[2]	$ 0.98	[2]	$ 1.07	[2]	$ 1.07	[1],[2]	$ 0.72	[2]	$ 0.81	[2]	$ 0.93	[2]	$ 3.88	$ 3.53	$ 2.86
Stock price - High													$ 81.64		$ 77.63		$ 69.2		$ 66.07		$ 61.15	[1]	$ 69.98		$ 69.23		$ 62.22
Stock Price - Low													$ 67.66		$ 64.76		$ 63.29		$ 55.23		$ 52.39	[1]	$ 60.32		$ 60.35		$ 50.7
Cash dividends declared per share on common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.11	$ 0.17		$ 0.17		$ 0.17		$ 0.00		$ 0.31	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.14	[2]	$ 0.14	[2]	$ 0.00	[2]	$ 0.51	$ 0.59	$ 0.47
Fiscal Period Duration																					98 days		91 days		91 days		91 days

[1] The quarter ended February 2, 2013 was a 14-week quarter; all other quarters were 13 weeks.14-week qtr 98 days

[2] Quarterly EPS results may not equal full year amounts due to rounding.

[3] Includes $.14 per share dividend declared in November 2012 and $.17 per share dividend declared in January 2013.