Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($) stores $ / shares shares
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 3,849,117	$ 3,549,608	$ 11,625,628	$ 10,876,153
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	2,766,432	2,547,331	8,311,950	7,736,533
Selling, general and administrative	604,605	561,577	1,754,825	1,640,581
Interest income, net	(4,402)	(2,953)	(14,819)	(4,849)
Total costs and expenses	3,366,635	3,105,955	10,051,956	9,372,265
Earnings before taxes	482,482	443,653	1,573,672	1,503,888
Provision for taxes on earnings	111,550	105,545	368,877	358,124
Net earnings	$ 370,932	$ 338,108	$ 1,204,795	$ 1,145,764
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.04	$ 0.92	$ 3.35	$ 3.09
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.03	$ 0.91	$ 3.32	$ 3.06
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares) | shares	356,879	368,102	359,919	370,977
Diluted (in shares) | shares	359,299	371,061	362,455	373,936
Stores open at end of period (in number of stores) | stores	1,810	1,720	1,810	1,720