Long-term Debt (Revolving Facility And Letters Of Credit) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	$ 290,000,000	$ 0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	(290,000,000)	0
Letter of Credit [Member]
Outstanding letters of credit	12,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Expiring July 2016 [Member]
Revolving facility, borrowing capacity	1,000,000,000
Revolving Facility Commitment fee percentage, unused capacity	0.325%
Revolving Facility Percentage spread over variable base rate	1.75%
Revolving Facility Covenant Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.75
Revolving Facility Covenant Ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA	4.00
Revolving Facility Covenant Debt to EBITDA ratio required for unlimited investments and restricted payments	3.00
Revolving Facility Covenant Line of Credit Financial Covenant Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Maximum Current Rate	3.00
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	290,000,000
Repayments on Revolving Facility	(290,000,000)
Revolving Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	$ 140,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Expiring July 2016 [Member]
Revolving Facility Current credit fees percentage rate, letters of credit	1.75%

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Maximum Current Rate

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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