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Property and Equipment (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Feb. 01, 2015 | Feb. 02, 2014
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | $ 2,269,477 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 2,231,768 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
New Inventory And Order Management System Currently Under Development |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | $ 56,800 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = wsm_NewInventoryAndOrderManagementSystemCurrentlyUnderDevelopmentMember | $ 40,100 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = wsm_NewInventoryAndOrderManagementSystemCurrentlyUnderDevelopmentMember

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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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