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Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Maximum Ratio of Indenture Life-to-date Dividend Paid to Net Income

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Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Maximum Ratio of Indenture Life-to-date Dividend Paid to Stock Sale Proceeds

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Debt - Senior Notes Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2019	Mar. 10, 2016	Sep. 24, 2014	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Mar. 09, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount				$ 53.6
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes 5.5% due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 350.0	0.0	$ 350.0
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.50%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes 6.75% due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 421.4	$ 475.0	$ 475.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						6.75%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount						$ 8.1
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes All [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Maximum Ratio of Indenture Life-to-date Dividend Paid to Net Income			50.00%
Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Maximum Ratio of Indenture Life-to-date Dividend Paid to Stock Sale Proceeds			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Fiscal Year Maximum		$ 175.0
Debt Instrument, Cash Dividend Restriction, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio			1.0
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed				99.60%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed				101.50%