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Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 03, 2018 | Nov. 03, 2018 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Feb. 03, 2018
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net accrued liability recognized in balance sheet |  |  | $ (72,600) |  | $ 74,900 | $ (72,600) |  |
Pension plans and other retirement benefits, current liability |  |  | 4,700 |  | 3,000 | 4,700 |  |
Pension plans and other retirement benefits, long-term liability |  |  | 92,100 |  | 101,800 | 92,100 |  |
Pension plans and other retirement benefits, long-term asset |  |  | 24,200 |  | 29,900 | 24,200 |  |
Employer contribution |  |  |  |  | $ 102,400 | 106,200 |  | $ 105,000
Minimum percentage of pension liability |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Anticipated employer's contribution to fund current benefit and expense payments under the unfunded plan in fiscal 2021 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,100 |  |  |
Pension settlement charge |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | (36,122) |  | 0
Percentage of employees contribution from eligible pay, maximum |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Rate of eligible pay for matching employee contributions |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Minimum range of rates for matching employee contributions |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Maximum range of rates for matching employee contributions |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |
Rate of defined pension plan |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Multiemployer Pension Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension contribution to National Retirement Fund |  |  |  |  | $ 20,200 | 18,500 |  | 16,300
Percentage of pension contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Funded Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess percentage of projected benefit obligation for amortization of unrecognized gains and losses |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Deferral Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of defined pension plan |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Employee Savings Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost to employer |  |  |  |  | $ 59,300 | 60,800 |  | 54,500
Nonqualified Savings Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employer contribution |  |  |  |  | 6,600 | 6,000 |  | 6,300
Retirement/Deferred Savings Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employer contribution |  |  |  |  | 20,200 | 15,300 |  | 12,600
Funded Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net accrued liability recognized in balance sheet |  |  | $ (24,165) |  | (29,858) | (24,165) |  |
Estimated amortization of prior service cost for 2021 |  |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |
Estimated amortization of net actuarial loss for 2021 |  |  |  |  | 21,700 |  |  |
Employer contribution |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |
Transferred assets to plan |  | $ 207,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension settlement charge |  | $ 36,100 |  |  | $ 0 | $ (36,122) |  | $ 0
Discount rate | 4.40% |  | 4.40% | 4.00% | 4.30% |  |  | 4.40%
Expected rate of return on plan assets | 6.00% |  | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00%
Discount rate |  |  | 4.30% | 4.40% | 3.30% | 4.30% |  |
Unfunded Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net accrued liability recognized in balance sheet |  |  | $ 96,759 |  | $ 104,823 | $ 96,759 |  |
Estimated amortization of net actuarial loss for 2021 |  |  |  |  | 4,100 |  |  |
Employer contribution |  |  |  |  | $ 2,417 | $ 6,234 |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  | 4.10% | 3.80% |  | 4.00%
Discount rate |  |  | 4.10% |  | 3.10% | 4.10% |  |

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