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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 13, 2019 shares	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) day shares	Feb. 02, 2020 USD ($) shares
PRSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price hurdle period \| day		45
Aggregate fair value of awards vested \| $		$ 784.4	$ 103.3
Unrecognized compensation cost \| $		$ 82.5
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognition period		1 year 8 months 12 days
Awards vested (in shares)		7,823,000
Awards canceled (in shares)		1,255,000
PRSUs \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vested (in shares)		279,925	82,941
PRSUs \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		25.00%
PRSUs \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PRSUs \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PRSUs \| Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PRSUs \| Tranche Five
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PRSUs \| Tranche Six
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PRSUs \| Tranche Seven
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost \| $		$ 29.3
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognition period		3 years 4 months 24 days
Awards canceled (in shares)		61,000
RSUs \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		25.00%
RSUs \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs \| Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs \| Tranche Five
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs \| Tranche Six
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
RSUs \| Tranche Seven
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		12.50%
PIUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards canceled (in shares)	768,785
Class A common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance (in shares)		7,500,000
2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A common stock \| Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares allowed for issuance (in shares)	31,864,865