Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (store, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2013	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,729,566	$ 2,551,277	$ 5,410,159	$ 5,091,191
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	1,944,017	1,823,777	3,852,202	3,622,588
Selling, general and administrative	395,225	381,193	775,027	743,161
Interest (income) expense, net	(95)	(175)	(200)	34
Total costs and expenses	2,339,147	2,204,795	4,627,029	4,365,783
Earnings before taxes	390,419	346,482	783,130	725,408
Provision for taxes on earnings	150,858	133,361	299,656	277,675
Net earnings	$ 239,561	$ 213,121	$ 483,474	$ 447,733
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 1.00	$ 2.32	$ 2.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.14	$ 0.98	$ 2.30	$ 2.06
Weighted average shares outstanding (000)
Basic (in shares)	207,565	213,836	208,257	214,622
Diluted (in shares)	209,653	216,613	210,607	217,570
Dividends
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2	$ 0.17	$ 0.4	$ 0.17
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores)	1,338	1,253	1,338	1,253