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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2016
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Weeks in the fiscal year 364 days 364 days 364 days  
Revenue recognized from store card breakage $ 13,800,000 $ 17,800,000 $ 17,500,000  
Highly liquid investments maximum maturity days 90 days      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,095,473,000 2,493,775,000 2,149,746,000 $ 1,811,957,000
In-transit inventory accrual 690,300,000 495,200,000    
Depreciation and amortization expense 622,000,000 595,600,000 555,800,000  
Property held under capital lease $ 0 0 0  
Rent expense recorded prior to minimum number of days before opening of store, in days 30 days      
Rent expense recorded prior to maximum number of days before opening of store, in days 60 days      
Percentage owned in subsidiary company 83.00%      
Intangible assets impairment $ 0 0 0  
Advertising expense 382,900,000 371,300,000 333,500,000  
Non-current deferred income taxes, net 13,831,000 22,532,000    
Non-current deferred income taxes, net $ 285,102,000 282,885,000    
Building        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 33 years      
Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful lives Amortized over their useful life or the committed lease term (typically 10 years), whichever is shorter      
ASU 2015-17 | Restatement Adjustment        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Deferred tax asset reduction   (137,600,000)    
Non-current deferred income taxes, net   (2,000,000)    
Non-current deferred income taxes, net   (139,600,000)    
Marshalls | Trade Names        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Indefinite lived Tradename carried value $ 107,700,000      
Sierra Trading Post | Trade Names        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Definite lived Tradename carried value $ 30,600,000 33,200,000 35,700,000  
Definite lived trade name amortization period 15 years      
Definite lived trade name amortization $ 7,900,000 $ 5,300,000 $ 2,800,000  
Trade Secret | Trade Names        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Definite lived Tradename carried value $ 11,600,000      
Definite lived trade name amortization period 10 years      
Definite lived trade name amortization $ 300,000      
Outside United States        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents 1,200,000,000      
Reinvest Undistributed Earnings        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 355,400,000      
Minimum        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Short-term investments maturity term 90 days      
Definite lived trade name amortization period 7 years      
Minimum | Software        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 3 years      
Minimum | Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 3 years      
Maximum        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Short-term investments maturity term 1 year      
Definite lived trade name amortization period 10 years      
Maximum | Software        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 15 years      
Maximum | Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 10 years      
Maximum | Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment        
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 10 years