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Line of Credit Facility, Renewal Term

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Number of Unsecured Senior Notes Held

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Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) renewal_option	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) note	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		$ 3,600,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 4,100,000
3.375% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument		250,000,000
Unsecured Series A and B Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument		150,000,000
6.38% Series A Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument		85,000,000
6.53% Series B Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument		$ 65,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit	300,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Basis points margin over LIBOR		1.00%
Number of renewal options (up to) \| renewal_option	2
Renewal term	1 year
Borrowings or standby letters of credit		$ 0
Level 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes estimated fair value		$ 433,000,000	$ 423,000,000	$ 423,000,000
3.375% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member] \| 3.375% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes interest rate		3.375%	3.375%	3.375%
Senior Note Held by Various Investors [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of unsecured senior notes held \| note		2
6.38% Series A Senior Notes due 2018 [Member] \| 6.38% Series A Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes interest rate		6.38%	6.38%	6.38%
6.53% Series B Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| 6.53% Series B Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes interest rate		6.53%	6.53%	6.53%