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Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, zł in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, gal / mo in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019 CAD ($) gal / mo	Feb. 03, 2018 CAD ($) gal / mo	Feb. 02, 2019 AUD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 PLN (zł)	Feb. 02, 2019 GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2019 EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 AUD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 PLN (zł)	Feb. 03, 2018 GBP (£)	Feb. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 8,136					$ 12,217
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(11,201)					(20,557)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (3,065)					$ (8,340)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.2037		0.2037	0.2037	0.2037	0.2037	0.2037
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 56
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ 56
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7637	0.7136	0.7637	0.7637	0.7637	0.7637	0.7637	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136	0.7136
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 1,037					$ 1,636
Current (Liability) U.S.$							0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ 1,037					$ 1,636
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.2095						0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095
Current Asset U.S.$												$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$												(45)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$												$ (45)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
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)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7161		0.7161	0.7161	0.7161	0.7161	0.7161
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(314)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (314)
Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8858		0.8858	0.8858	0.8858	0.8858	0.8858
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 126
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(140)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							(14)
Diesel Fuel Contracts | Prepaid Expense
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$												7,854
Net Fair Value in U.S.$												$ 7,854
Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$							0
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(3,786)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (3,786)
Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8977		0.8977	0.8977	0.8977	0.8977	0.8977
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 1,300
Current (Liability) U.S.$							0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ 1,300
Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8826						0.8826	0.8826	0.8826	0.8826	0.8826
Current (Liability) U.S.$												$ (2)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$												$ (2)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
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
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
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
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
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)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.2055		0.2055	0.2055	0.2055	0.2055	0.2055
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 707
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(86)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ 621
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7241	0.7763	0.7241	0.7241	0.7241	0.7241	0.7241	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763	0.7763
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 97					$ 43
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(213)					(573)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (116)					$ (530)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7583	0.7940	0.7583	0.7583	0.7583	0.7583	0.7583	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940	0.7940
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 1,239					$ 49
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(4,741)					(5,478)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (3,502)					$ (5,429)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.6581		0.6581	0.6581	0.6581	0.6581	0.6581
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(248)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ (248)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.3247	1.3453	1.3247	1.3247	1.3247	1.3247	1.3247	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453	1.3453
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 3,459					$ 173
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(1,466)					(12,838)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							$ 1,993					(12,665)
Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8682		0.8682	0.8682	0.8682	0.8682	0.8682
Current Asset U.S.$							$ 115
Current (Liability) U.S.$							(207)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$							(92)
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł				zł 59,000
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							72,020					77,079
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł									zł 67,000
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €											€ 51,950
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			$ 30,000
Pay | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €						€ 55,950
Pay | Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €						46,600
Pay | Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €											26,000
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 22,562
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount												44,223
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł									zł 288,646
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | zł				zł 280,167
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			$ 51,043					$ 28,635
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 546,083	$ 462,464
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 31,455
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					£ 173,624					£ 176,911
Pay | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							56,847
Pay | Minimum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | Prepaid Expense
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo		2.2
Pay | Minimum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo	2.7
Pay | Maximum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | Prepaid Expense
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo		3.0
Pay | Maximum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo	3.3
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					12,021
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					55,000					55,000
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £										14,035
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £										46,095
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							21,483
Receive | Intercompany Balances, Primarily Debt And Related Interest | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					49,560
Receive | Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					41,835
Receive | Intercompany Billings In Europe, Primarily Merchandise Related | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Euro To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £										22,948
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €											15,000
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €											€ 36,950
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £										£ 60,023
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Zloty To Pound
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | £					£ 57,586
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Australian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							36,961					22,230
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							414,100					367,200
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Canadian Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €						20,700
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of Pound To US Dollar
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 230,000					$ 238,000
Receive | Merchandise Purchase Commitments | Prepaid Expense / (Accrued Expense) | Conversion Of US Dollar To Euro
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | €						€ 49,355
Receive | Minimum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | Prepaid Expense
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo		2.2
Receive | Minimum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo	2.7
Receive | Maximum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | Prepaid Expense
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo		3.0
Receive | Maximum | Diesel Fuel Contracts | (Accrued Expense)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate | gal / mo	3.3

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