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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2022	Apr. 26, 2019	Nov. 02, 2019	Nov. 02, 2019	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 23, 2021	Jun. 26, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased, aggregate cost					$ 51,030,000	$ 38,876,000	$ 288,067,000
Purchase of treasury stock					51,030,000	$ 38,876,000	$ 288,067,000
Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased								$ 200,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Value of common stock remaining to be repurchased					$ 149,000,000			$ 47,800,000
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)					2,289,292	4,000,000	16,739,740
Shares repurchased, aggregate cost					$ 51,000,000	$ 38,800,000	$ 288,100,000
Share Repurchase Program \| Subsequent events
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased	$ 249,000,000
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount, increase during period	$ 100,000,000
2019 Accelerated Share Repurchase Contract
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased		$ 170,000,000
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)		5,200,000	5,400,000	10,600,000
Shares repurchased, aggregate cost		$ 102,000,000	$ 68,000,000
Purchase of treasury stock		$ 170,000,000
Percentage of contract		60.00%
Average price per share (in dollars per share)				$ 16.09