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Components of Earnings Before Income Taxes, by Tax Jurisdiction (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2015 | Feb. 02, 2014 | Feb. 03, 2013
Schedule of Income Before Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |
United States | $ 482,739 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | $ 448,764 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | $ 401,542 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign | 19,464 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 3,918 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 8,414 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Earnings before income taxes | $ 502,203 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ 452,682 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ 409,956 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments

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- Definition Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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