Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 4,413,445	$ 3,849,117	$ 3,979,869	$ 3,796,642	$ 4,107,388	$ 3,549,608	$ 3,737,926	$ 3,588,619	$ 16,039,073	$ 14,983,541	$ 14,134,732
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold	3,224,237	2,766,432	2,843,850	2,701,668	2,989,744	2,547,331	2,666,983	2,522,219	11,536,187	10,726,277	10,042,638
Selling, general and administrative	601,879	604,605	591,970	558,250	575,969	561,577	554,581	524,423	2,356,704	2,216,550	2,043,698
Interest (income) expense, net	(3,287)	(4,402)	(4,782)	(5,635)	(5,313)	(2,953)	(1,393)	(503)	(18,106)	(10,162)	7,676
Total costs and expenses	3,822,829	3,366,635	3,431,038	3,254,283	3,560,400	3,105,955	3,220,171	3,046,139	13,874,785	12,932,665	12,094,012
Earnings before taxes	590,616	482,482	548,831	542,359	546,988	443,653	517,755	542,480	2,164,288	2,050,876	2,040,720
Provision for taxes on earnings	134,483	111,550	136,110	121,217	105,295	105,545	128,351	124,228	503,360	463,419	677,967
Net earnings	$ 456,133	$ 370,932	$ 412,721	$ 421,142	$ 441,693	$ 338,108	$ 389,404	$ 418,252	$ 1,660,928	$ 1,587,457	$ 1,362,753	[1]
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.29	$ 1.04	$ 1.15	$ 1.16	$ 1.21	$ 0.92	$ 1.05	$ 1.12	$ 4.63	$ 4.30	$ 3.58
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.28	$ 1.03	$ 1.14	$ 1.15	$ 1.20	$ 0.91	$ 1.04	$ 1.11	$ 4.60	$ 4.26	$ 3.55
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)									358,462	369,533	381,174
Diluted (in shares)									361,182	372,678	384,329

[1] As the result of the adoption of ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flow (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, in fiscal 2018, the prior year amounts were retrospectively adjusted to include restricted cash and cash equivalents. See Note A.