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