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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum amount the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Employee 401(k) Plans (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
United States
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum contribution per employee	$ 4,000
Matching contributions to employees	$ 4,600,000	$ 4,500,000	$ 4,900,000
United States \| Defined Contribution Plan, Tranche One
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee pre-tax contributions to 401(k)	4.00%
Employer match contributions percentage	100.00%
United States \| Defined Contribution Plan, Tranche Two
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee pre-tax contributions to 401(k)	2.00%
Employer match contributions percentage	50.00%
United States \| Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee pre-tax contributions to 401(k)	1.00%
United States \| Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee pre-tax contributions to 401(k)	50.00%
Non-U.S. Defined Contribution Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Matching contributions to employees	$ 12,300,000	$ 11,800,000	$ 14,500,000