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Investments And Restricted Investments (Maturities Of Investment And Restricted Investment Securities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Investments and Restricted Investments [Line Items]    
Total, Cost basis $ 6,930us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis $ 19,227us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Fair value 7,438us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities 19,825us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Investments [Member]    
Investments and Restricted Investments [Line Items]    
Maturing in one year or less, Cost basis 500us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
 
Maturing after one year through five years, Cost basis 2,867us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
 
Total, Cost basis 3,367us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
15,389us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
Maturing in one year or less, Estimated fair value 500us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
 
Maturing after one year through five years, Estimated fair value 3,110us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
 
Fair value 3,610us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
15,716us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InvestmentsMember
Restricted Investments [Member]    
Investments and Restricted Investments [Line Items]    
Maturing in one year or less, Cost basis 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
 
Maturing after one year through five years, Cost basis 3,563us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
 
Total, Cost basis 3,563us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
3,838us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
Maturing in one year or less, Estimated fair value 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
 
Maturing after one year through five years, Estimated fair value 3,828us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
 
Fair value $ 3,828us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember
$ 4,109us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= rost_RestrictedInvestmentSecuritiesMember