Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (store, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	May 04, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,680,593	$ 2,539,914
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	1,908,184	1,798,811
Selling, general and administrative	379,802	361,968
Interest (income) expense, net	(104)	209
Total costs and expenses	2,287,882	2,160,988
Earnings before taxes	392,711	378,926
Provision for taxes on earnings	148,798	144,314
Net earnings	$ 243,913	$ 234,612
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.17	$ 1.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 1.07
Weighted average shares outstanding (000)
Basic (in shares)	208,949	215,408
Diluted (in shares)	211,515	218,496
Dividends
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2	$ 0
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores)	1,309	1,227