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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2025
Income taxes |
Schedule of provision (benefit) for income taxes | ​
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(In thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ | $ | 296,598 | ​ | $ | 324,339 | ​ | $ | 400,752 | ​
Foreign | ​ |  | 422 | ​ |  | 880 | ​ |  | 279 | ​
State | ​ |  | 47,878 | ​ |  | 59,181 | ​ |  | 63,562 | ​
​ | ​ |  | 344,898 | ​ |  | 384,400 | ​ |  | 464,593 | ​
Deferred: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ |  | (24,547) | ​ |  | 72,769 | ​ |  | 195,529 | ​
Foreign | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ | (297) | ​ | ​ | (24) | ​
State | ​ |  | (5,854) | ​ |  | 1,373 | ​ |  | 40,527 | ​
​ | ​ |  | (30,397) | ​ |  | 73,845 | ​ |  | 236,032 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 314,501 | ​ | $ | 458,245 | ​ | $ | 700,625 | ​
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Schedule of reconciliation between actual income taxes and amounts computed by applying the federal statutory rate to income before income taxes | ​
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(Dollars in thousands) | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2022 |
U.S. federal statutory rate on earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 302,349 |  | 21.0 | % | $ | 445,098 |  | 21.0 | % | $ | 654,489 |  | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | ​ |  | 33,270 |  | 2.3 | ​ |  | 47,855 |  | 2.2 | ​ |  | 82,134 |  | 2.6 | ​
Jobs credits, net of federal income taxes | ​ |  | (33,345) |  | (2.3) | ​ |  | (34,279) |  | (1.6) | ​ |  | (37,639) |  | (1.2) | ​
Other, net | ​ |  | 12,227 |  | 0.8 | ​ |  | (429) |  | — | ​ |  | 1,641 |  | 0.1 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 314,501 |  | 21.8 | % | $ | 458,245 |  | 21.6 | % | $ | 700,625 |  | 22.5 | %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | ​
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​ |  | January 31, |  | February 2, |
(In thousands) | ​ | 2025 | ​ | 2024 |
Deferred tax assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Deferred compensation expense | ​ | $ | 12,914 | ​ | $ | 13,441 | ​
Accrued expenses | ​ |  | 14,586 | ​ |  | 13,112 | ​
Accrued rent | ​ |  | 195 | ​ |  | 306 | ​
Lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 2,864,218 | ​ | ​ | 2,852,395 | ​
Accrued insurance | ​ |  | 10,200 | ​ |  | 8,732 | ​
Accrued incentive compensation | ​ |  | 10,605 | ​ |  | 5,356 | ​
Share based compensation | ​ | ​ | 19,006 | ​ | ​ | 17,052 | ​
Tax benefit of income tax and interest reserves related to uncertain tax positions | ​ |  | 1,155 | ​ |  | 1,028 | ​
State and foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards, net of federal tax | ​ |  | 18,984 | ​ |  | 9,781 | ​
State tax credit carry forwards, net of federal tax | ​ |  | 16,187 | ​ |  | 19,463 | ​
Other | ​ |  | 21,368 | ​ |  | 22,882 | ​
​ | ​ |  | 2,989,418 | ​ |  | 2,963,548 | ​
Less valuation allowances, net of federal income taxes | ​ |  | (22,975) | ​ |  | (17,000) | ​
Total deferred tax assets | ​ |  | 2,966,443 | ​ |  | 2,946,548 | ​
Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Property and equipment | ​ |  | (707,318) | ​ |  | (736,322) | ​
Lease assets | ​ | ​ | (2,806,870) | ​ | ​ | (2,815,466) | ​
Inventories | ​ |  | (224,933) | ​ |  | (199,603) | ​
Trademarks | ​ |  | (304,673) | ​ |  | (306,915) | ​
Prepaid insurance | ​ | ​ | (24,874) | ​ | ​ | (20,275) | ​
Other | ​ |  | (1,213) | ​ |  | (1,751) | ​
Total deferred tax liabilities | ​ |  | (4,069,881) | ​ |  | (4,080,332) | ​
Net deferred tax liabilities | ​ | $ | (1,103,438) | ​ | $ | (1,133,784) | ​
Schedule of amounts associated with uncertain tax positions included in income tax expense | ​
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(In thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | ​ | $ | 163 | ​ | $ | 3,930 | ​ | $ | 1,797 | ​
Income tax related interest expense (benefit) | ​ |  | 773 | ​ |  | 710 | ​ |  | 28 | ​
Income tax related penalty expense (benefit) | ​ |  | 826 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​
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Schedule of reconciliation of uncertain income tax positions | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(In thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 14,377 | ​ | $ | 7,988 | ​ | $ | 6,191 | ​
Increases—tax positions taken in the current year | ​ |  | 189 | ​ |  | 665 | ​ |  | — | ​
Increases—tax positions taken in prior years | ​ |  | 4,893 | ​ |  | 8,101 | ​ |  | 3,499 | ​
Decreases—tax positions taken in prior years | ​ |  | (5,722) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​
Statute expirations | ​ |  | (2,111) | ​ |  | (1,931) | ​ |  | (1,239) | ​
Settlements | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (446) | ​ |  | (463) | ​
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 11,626 | ​ | $ | 14,377 | ​ | $ | 7,988 | ​

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