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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Minimum tax on certain foreign earnings	10.00%
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 1,400,000,000
Unrecognized tax liability related to the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidaries	1,000,000
Valuation allowances	51,711,000	$ 42,332,000
Net unrecognized tax benefits	233,400,000	57,300,000	$ 38,500,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rates	222,000,000	55,800,000	43,800,000
Interest and penalties expensed	11,900,000	1,900,000	1,400,000
Accrued amounts for interest and penalties	23,600,000	11,900,000	$ 8,000,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	133,200,000	113,900,000
Valuation allowances	10,000,000	8,900,000
Foreign Tax Authority
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	138,800,000	111,000,000
Valuation allowances	$ 41,700,000	$ 33,400,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Tax Year 2025
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2025
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	$ 18,300,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Tax Year 2028
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2028
Minimum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings	$ 0
Minimum | State and Local Jurisdiction
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2020
Maximum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings	$ 30,000,000
Maximum | State and Local Jurisdiction
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year	2038

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