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Summary of Additional Information about Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (Detail) (Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights, USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2014		Feb. 03, 2013		Jan. 29, 2012
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value per share of awards granted	$ 0.00		$ 0.00		$ 14.27
Intrinsic value of awards converted into common stock	$ 18,046,000	[1]	$ 31,569,000	[1]	$ 18,969,000	[1]
[1] Intrinsic value for conversions is based on the excess of the market value over the conversion price on the date of the conversion.

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- Definition

The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

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The total accumulated difference between fair values of underlying shares on dates of conversion and conversion price on equity-based instruments, other than stock options, which were converted into shares during the reporting period under the plan.

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