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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue recognized | $ 1,639,789 | $ 1,627,176 |
Revenue recognized from store card breakage | $ 20,300 | $ 20,600 | $ 21,100

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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045 + Details
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