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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	3. Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents At February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, restricted cash and cash equivalents consisted of $6.6 million and $21.9 million, respectively, related to collateral for certain insurance contracts. The Company has the ability to convert the restricted cash to a letter of credit at any time, which would reduce available borrowings on the ABL Line of Credit by a like amount.

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