Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021	Jan. 30, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,195,000	$ 268,783,000	$ 160,338,000
Short-term investment securities	286,929,000	140,928,000	41,670,000
Inventories	347,302,000	281,267,000	294,057,000
Prepaid income taxes and tax receivable	9,410,000	6,350,000	15,496,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	69,504,000	58,085,000	58,965,000
Total current assets	839,340,000	755,413,000	570,526,000
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $317,499, $278,019, and $244,453, respectively.	677,183,000	565,351,000	505,299,000
Operating lease assets	1,086,386,000	975,862,000	911,631,000
Long-term investment securities	1,104,000	0	0
Other assets	18,921,000	18,144,000	12,791,000
Total assets	2,622,934,000	2,314,770,000	2,000,247,000
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	0	0	0
Accounts payable	167,704,000	138,622,000	121,372,000
Income taxes payable	931,000	2,025,000	775,000
Accrued salaries and wages	41,654,000	43,445,000	18,992,000
Other accrued expenses	141,520,000	108,504,000	90,117,000
Operating lease liabilities	150,041,000	143,074,000	134,937,000
Total current liabilities	501,850,000	435,670,000	366,193,000
Other long-term liabilities	1,291,000	1,048,000	1,540,000
Long-term operating lease liabilities	1,081,555,000	967,255,000	908,554,000
Deferred income taxes	35,778,000	28,911,000	5,000
Total liabilities	1,620,474,000	1,432,884,000	1,276,292,000
Commitments and contingencies (note 6)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 120,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 56,022,278, 55,935,237, and 55,837,096 shares, respectively.	560,000	559,000	559,000
Additional paid-in capital	327,211,000	321,075,000	307,506,000
Retained earnings	674,689,000	560,252,000	415,890,000
Total shareholders’ equity	1,002,460,000	881,886,000	723,955,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)	$ 2,622,934,000	$ 2,314,770,000	$ 2,000,247,000

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).