Income Tax Expense (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	$ 41,800,000
Current tax expense:
Federal	240,230,000	253,078,000	142,282,000
State	43,661,000	59,877,000	49,797,000
Foreign	30,231,000	159,872,000	103,389,000
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	77,824,000	75,233,000	141,103,000
State	5,837,000	(4,666,000)	6,329,000
Foreign	28,487,000	(66,147,000)	24,677,000
Income tax expense	426,270,000	477,247,000	467,577,000
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	12.10%	2.60%	3.30%
Effect of foreign taxes	(3.30%)	(5.10%)	(8.00%)
Tax credits	(0.80%)	(0.50%)	(0.40%)
Italian tax refund (previously deemed uncollectible)	0.00%	(1.40%)	0.00%
Goodwill impairment	82.50%	0.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance	37.10%	0.50%	2.20%
Other	(2.00%)	1.50%	2.10%
Effective tax rate	160.60%	32.60%	34.20%
Income Taxes Paid	402,900,000	308,900,000	404,900,000
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Cumulative Amount of Temporary Difference	$ 902,000,000