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Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2018 | Jan. 29, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1] | $ 5,292,359 |  | $ 5,083,812 |  | $ 4,976,090
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 183,077 |  | 173,195 |  | 167,760
Operating income (loss) |  | 453,811 | [2],[3] | 472,599 | [3] | 488,634
Assets | [4] | 2,785,749 |  | 2,476,879 |  | 2,417,427
Capital expenditures |  | 189,712 |  | 197,414 |  | 202,935
E-commerce |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | 2,778,457 |  | 2,633,602 |  | 2,522,580
Retail |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | 2,513,902 |  | 2,450,210 |  | 2,453,510
Operating Segments | E-commerce |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1] | 2,778,457 |  | 2,633,602 |  | 2,522,580
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 28,977 |  | 31,135 |  | 32,056
Operating income (loss) |  | 599,491 | [2],[3] | 606,286 | [3] | 562,081
Assets | [4] | 776,569 |  | 614,213 |  | 625,951
Capital expenditures |  | 39,273 |  | 21,479 |  | 22,293
Operating Segments | Retail |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | [1] | 2,513,902 |  | 2,450,210 |  | 2,453,510
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 90,625 |  | 86,228 |  | 83,027
Operating income (loss) |  | 224,608 | [2],[3] | 231,929 | [3] | 239,288
Assets | [4] | 1,114,726 |  | 1,077,593 |  | 1,049,892
Capital expenditures |  | 83,750 |  | 102,859 |  | 102,717
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 63,475 |  | 55,832 |  | 52,677
Operating income (loss) |  | (370,288) | [2],[3] | (365,616) | [3] | (312,735)
Assets | [4] | 894,454 |  | 785,073 |  | 741,584
Capital expenditures |  | $ 66,689 |  | $ 73,076 |  | $ 77,925
[1] | Includes net revenues related to our international operations (including our operations in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and our franchise businesses) of approximately $328.2 million, $321.2 million and $298.9 million in fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively.
[2] | Includes approximately $6.2 million in fiscal 2017 for costs related to the acquisition of Outward and its ongoing operations, which is primarily recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.
[3] | Includes approximately $8.6 million in fiscal 2017 and $14.4 million in fiscal 2016 for severance-related reorganization charges primarily in our corporate functions, which is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses within the unallocated segment.
[4] | Includes long-term assets related to our international operations of approximately $63.4 million, $59.2 million and $61.7 million in fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively.

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