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Stock repurchase program, authorized execution month and year.

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Number of shares used to settle grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Expiration date for the purchase of an entity's own shares under a stock repurchase plan, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 18, 2021	Oct. 30, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	May 01, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020	May 02, 2020	Oct. 30, 2021	Jan. 29, 2022	Aug. 14, 2019
Statement Equity Components [Line Items]
Shares Used for Tax Withholdings		$ 3,202,000	$ 178,000	$ 13,083,000	$ 2,911,000	$ 2,350,000	$ 7,383,000
2019 Stock Repurchase Programs
Statement Equity Components [Line Items]
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount										$ 400,000,000.0
Share repurchase program expiration date								Aug. 31, 2021
2021 Stock Repurchase Programs
Statement Equity Components [Line Items]
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Stock repurchase programs, authorized execution month and year	2023-08
Remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 250,000,000.0						$ 250,000,000.0
2021 Stock Repurchase Programs \| Forecast
Statement Equity Components [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased, shares									512,363
Common stock repurchased, value									$ 150,000,000.0
Treasury Stock
Statement Equity Components [Line Items]
Shares Used for Tax Withholdings (in shares)								53,269
Shares Used for Tax Withholdings								$ 16,500,000