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Financial Instruments - Summary of Derivative FInancial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, zł in Thousands, gal / mo in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2018 GBP (£) gal / mo	Oct. 28, 2017 GBP (£) gal / mo	Feb. 03, 2018 GBP (£) gal / mo	Nov. 03, 2018 AUD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 PLN (zł)	Nov. 03, 2018 CAD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 AUD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 PLN (zł)	Feb. 03, 2018 CAD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 AUD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 PLN (zł)	Oct. 28, 2017 CAD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 26,071					$ 12,217					$ 17,110
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(9,879)					(20,557)					(11,280)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								16,192					(8,340)					5,830
Diesel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$								4,965					7,854					5,226
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 4,965					$ 7,854					$ 5,226
Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.2094			0.2094	0.2094	0.2094	0.2094	0.2094
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 475
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 475
Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.1940	0.2095						0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.1940	0.1940	0.1940	0.1940	0.1940
Current Asset U.S.$													$ 0					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$													(45)					(1,211)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													$ (45)					$ (1,211)
Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.2079						0.2079	0.2079	0.2079	0.2079	0.2079
Current (Liability) U.S.$													$ (1,303)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													$ (1,303)
Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.2046	0.2084		0.2046	0.2046	0.2046	0.2046	0.2046						0.2084	0.2084	0.2084	0.2084	0.2084
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 744										$ 580
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(373)										(350)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 371										$ 230
Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8909			0.8909	0.8909	0.8909	0.8909	0.8909
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 626
Current (Liability) U.S.$								0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 626
Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.8873						0.8873	0.8873	0.8873	0.8873	0.8873
Current (Liability) U.S.$													$ (318)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													$ (318)
Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8672												0.8672	0.8672	0.8672	0.8672	0.8672
Current Asset U.S.$																		$ 277
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		(1,600)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																		$ (1,323)
Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8912												0.8912	0.8912	0.8912	0.8912	0.8912
Current Asset U.S.$																		$ 202
Current (Liability) U.S.$
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																		$ 202
Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8763		0.8826	0.8763	0.8763	0.8763	0.8763	0.8763	0.8826	0.8826	0.8826	0.8826	0.8826
Current (Liability) U.S.$								$ (231)					$ (2)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ (231)					$ (2)
Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8036	0.7136						0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.8036	0.8036	0.8036	0.8036	0.8036
Current Asset U.S.$													$ 1,636					$ 3,849
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													$ 1,636					$ 3,849
Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7136			0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136
Current (Liability) U.S.$								$ (5,545)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ (5,545)
Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7667												0.7667	0.7667	0.7667	0.7667	0.7667
Current Asset U.S.$																		$ 16
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																		$ 16
Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7678			0.7678	0.7678	0.7678	0.7678	0.7678
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 15
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(28)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ (13)
Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7685	0.7821	0.7940	0.7685	0.7685	0.7685	0.7685	0.7685	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940	0.7821	0.7821	0.7821	0.7821	0.7821
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 3,216					$ 49					$ 5,023
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(543)					(5,478)					(4,770)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 2,673					$ (5,429)					$ 253
Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.6648						0.6648	0.6648	0.6648	0.6648	0.6648
Current Asset U.S.$													$ 557
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													$ 557
Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.6585	0.6718		0.6585	0.6585	0.6585	0.6585	0.6585						0.6718	0.6718	0.6718	0.6718	0.6718
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 4										$ 63
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(342)										(62)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ (338)										$ 1
Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.3600	1.3074	1.3453	1.3600	1.3600	1.3600	1.3600	1.3600	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453	1.3074	1.3074	1.3074	1.3074	1.3074
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 15,585					$ 173					$ 678
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(132)					(12,838)					(2,298)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 15,453					$ (12,665)					$ (1,620)
Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7069			0.7069	0.7069	0.7069	0.7069	0.7069
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(429)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ (429)
Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7853												0.7853	0.7853	0.7853	0.7853	0.7853
Current Asset U.S.$																		$ 467
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																		$ 467
Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7303		0.7763	0.7303	0.7303	0.7303	0.7303	0.7303	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 441					$ 43
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(21)					(573)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								$ 420					$ (530)
Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.8355						0.8355	0.8355	0.8355	0.8355	0.8355
Current Asset U.S.$													$ 1,905
Net Fair Value in U.S.$													1,905
Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8459			0.8459	0.8459	0.8459	0.8459	0.8459
Current Asset U.S.$								$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$								(2,235)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$								(2,235)
Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8565												0.8565	0.8565	0.8565	0.8565	0.8565
Current Asset U.S.$																		$ 729
Current (Liability) U.S.$																		(989)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																		(260)
Pay | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł					zł 62,000
Pay | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł										zł 67,000					zł 67,000
Pay | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł										zł 288,646
Pay | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł					zł 289,208										zł 313,150
Pay | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €							€ 48,950
Pay | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €												€ 51,950
Pay | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €																	€ 49,950
Pay | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €																	27,000
Pay | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €							82,000					26,000
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount													77,079					68,445
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								77,079
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount																		2,928
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								2,692
Pay | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount						$ 582,670					$ 462,464					$ 511,004
Pay | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount											$ 22,562
Pay | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount						$ 29,614										$ 25,305
Pay | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	£ 271,690	£ 163,682	£ 176,911
Pay | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount				$ 30,000
Pay | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount														$ 27,187
Pay | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount				$ 45,132					$ 28,635
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount													44,223
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								67,459
Pay | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount																		68,723
Pay | Minimum | Diesel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo	1,300		2,200
Pay | Minimum | Diesel contracts | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo		250
Pay | Maximum | Diesel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo	3,000		3,000
Pay | Maximum | Diesel contracts | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo		2,500
Receive | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	£ 12,983
Receive | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £		£ 13,000	£ 14,035
Receive | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £			60,023
Receive | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	59,158	65,249
Receive | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	43,612
Receive | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £			46,095
Receive | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £		43,317
Receive | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £		24,062
Receive | Conversion Of Euro To Pound | Intercompany billings in Europe, primarily merchandise related | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	71,853		22,948
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £		55,000	£ 55,000
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	55,000
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £		£ 2,245
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £	£ 2,067
Receive | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								447,800					367,200					399,650
Receive | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €												15,000
Receive | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €							19,500										17,000
Receive | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								369,500					238,000					214,000
Receive | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								21,207
Receive | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount																		$ 21,351
Receive | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								$ 32,962					$ 22,230
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €												€ 36,950
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €							€ 57,065
Receive | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €																	€ 58,859
Receive | Minimum | Diesel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo	1,300		2,200
Receive | Minimum | Diesel contracts | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo		250
Receive | Maximum | Diesel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo	3,000		3,000
Receive | Maximum | Diesel contracts | Accrued Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | gal / mo		2,500

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109250915&loc=d3e13433-108611

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