Income Taxes Income Tax Expense (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Current tax expense:
Federal	$ 253,078,000	$ 142,282,000	$ 329,809,000
State	59,877,000	49,797,000	42,547,000
Foreign	155,647,000	103,317,000	116,180,000
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	75,233,000	141,103,000	(63,494,000)
State	(4,666,000)	6,329,000	(8,191,000)
Foreign	(63,861,000)	25,198,000	(18,068,000)
Income tax expense	475,308,000	468,026,000	398,783,000
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State effective rate, net of federal benefit	2.60%	3.30%	2.90%
Effect of foreign taxes	(4.60%)	(5.50%)	(3.40%)
Tax credits	(0.50%)	(0.40%)	(0.70%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Refund	(1.40%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other	1.50%	2.10%	0.70%
Effective tax rate	32.60%	34.50%	34.50%
Income Taxes Paid	308,900,000	404,900,000	236,100,000
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Cumulative Amount of Temporary Difference	$ 896,600,000