Segment information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting information, by segment

	13 weeks ended
(in millions)	April 29, 2017			April 30, 2016
Sales:
Sterling Jewelers	$	871.0		$	980.4
Zale Jewelry	333.7			381.4
Piercing Pagoda	69.7			69.0
UK Jewelry	122.5			144.0
Other	6.5			4.1
Total sales	$	1,403.4		$	1,578.9
Operating income:
Sterling Jewelers	$	129.5		$	198.3
Zale Jewelry	2.1			18.3
Piercing Pagoda	3.2			7.8
UK Jewelry	(2.5		)	1.3
Other	(17.0		)	(13.7		)
Total operating income	$	115.3		$	212.0

(in millions)	April 29, 2017		January 28, 2017		April 30, 2016
Total assets:
Sterling Jewelers	$	3,891.6	$	4,015.4	$	3,756.6
Zale Jewelry	1,926.8		1,940.7		1,974.9
Piercing Pagoda	143.4		141.6		139.1
UK Jewelry	394.3		372.6		447.8
Other	109.1		127.5		109.3
Total assets	$	6,465.2	$	6,597.8	$	6,427.7