Retirement Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Pension Costs For The Supplemental Retirement Plan) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2016
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate, Interest Cost	3.55%

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate, Interest Cost

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