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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (Diesel Fuel Contracts Fiscal Year Twenty Fourteen) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013
Diesel Fuel Contracts Fiscal Year Twenty Fourteen |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Hedge of diesel fuel requirement | 29.00%

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