Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 3,979,869	$ 3,737,926	$ 7,776,511	$ 7,326,545
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	2,843,850	2,666,983	5,545,518	5,189,202
Selling, general and administrative	591,970	554,581	1,150,220	1,079,004
Interest income, net	(4,782)	(1,393)	(10,417)	(1,896)
Total costs and expenses	3,431,038	3,220,171	6,685,321	6,266,310
Earnings before taxes	548,831	517,755	1,091,190	1,060,235
Provision for taxes on earnings	136,110	128,351	257,327	252,579
Net earnings	$ 412,721	$ 389,404	$ 833,863	$ 807,656
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.15	$ 1.05	$ 2.31	$ 2.17
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.14	$ 1.04	$ 2.29	$ 2.15
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares) | shares	359,794	371,031	361,439	372,414
Diluted (in shares) | shares	362,074	373,717	364,007	375,336
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores) | stores	1,772	1,680	1,772	1,680