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Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2023
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block] | The following table details share-based compensation expense and the related income tax impacts for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022:
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |  |
(in thousands) | April 29, 2023 |  | April 30, 2022 |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ | 8,088 |  |  | $ | 8,356 |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit associated with share-based compensation expense recognized | 1,005 |  |  | 965 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Discrete Tax Benefit (Charge) [Table Text Block] | The following table details discrete income tax benefits and charges related to share-based compensation awards during the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022:
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |  |
(in thousands) | April 29, 2023 |  | April 30, 2022 |  |  |  |
Income tax discrete benefits realized for tax deductions related to the issuance of shares | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 2,111 |  |  |  |  |
Income tax discrete charges realized upon cancellation of stock appreciation rights | (101) |  |  | (195) |  |  |  |  |
Total income tax discrete benefits related to share-based compensation awards | $ | 1,016 |  |  | $ | 1,916 |  |  |  |  |
Employee tax withheld by company for share-based compensation | The following table details the amount of employee tax withheld by the Company upon the issuance of shares associated with restricted stock units vesting and the exercise of stock appreciation rights for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022:
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |  |
(in thousands) | April 29, 2023 |  | April 30, 2022 |  |  |  |
Employee tax withheld upon issuance of shares (1) | $ | 18,359 |  |  | $ | 13,925 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Classified within other financing activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity | The following table summarizes activity for restricted stock units for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023:
| Service-based Restricted Stock Units |  | Performance-based Restricted Stock Units |  | Market-based Restricted Stock Units
| Number of Underlying Shares |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number of Underlying Shares |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number of Underlying Shares |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 28, 2023 | 2,461,395 |  |  | $ | 21.30 |  |  | 336,549 |  |  | $ | 31.08 |  |  | 662,137 |  |  | $ | 23.68 |
Granted | 840,987 |  |  | 28.35 |  |  | 222,144 |  |  | 28.36 |  |  | 111,077 |  |  | 41.20 |
Adjustments for performance achievement | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 493,854 |  |  | 16.24 |
Vested | (803,312) |  |  | 19.37 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (987,708) |  |  | 16.24 |
Forfeited | (35,766) |  |  | 26.65 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unvested at April 29, 2023 (1) | 2,463,304 |  |  | $ | 24.29 |  |  | 558,693 |  |  | $ | 30.00 |  |  | 279,360 |  |  | $ | 43.81 |
(1) Unvested shares related to restricted stock units with performance-based and market-based vesting conditions are reflected at 100% of their target vesting amount in the table above. Unvested shares related to restricted stock units with performance-based and market-based vesting conditions can be achieved at up to 200% of their target vesting amount.
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award | The following table details unrecognized compensation cost and the remaining weighted-average period over which these costs are expected to be recognized for restricted stock units as of April 29, 2023:
(in thousands) | Service-based Restricted Stock Units |  | Performance-based Restricted Stock Units |  | Market-based Restricted Stock Units
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ | 51,262 |  |  | $ | 8,601 |  |  | $ | 8,085 |
Remaining weighted-average period cost is expected to be recognized (years) | 1.4 |  | 1.3 |  | 1.2
Schedule of Stock Appreciation Rights Activity | The following table summarizes stock appreciation rights activity for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023:
| Number of Underlying Shares |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
Outstanding at January 28, 2023 | 190,589 |  |  | $ | 29.43 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised | (7,700) |  |  | 24.05 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited or expired | (23,700) |  |  | 45.69 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at April 29, 2023 | 159,189 |  |  | $ | 27.27 |  |  | $ | 106,556 |  |  | 1.6
Stock appreciation rights exercisable at April 29, 2023 | 159,189 |  |  | $ | 27.27 |  |  | $ | 106,556 |  |  | 1.6
No stock appreciation rights were exercised during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2022.
Market-based restricted stock units [Member] |
Schedule of Weighted-Average Estimated Fair Value and Assumptions of Restricted Stock Units with Market Vesting Conditions | Additional information pertaining to restricted stock units for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 follows:
(in thousands) | April 29, 2023 |  | April 30, 2022
Service-based restricted stock units: |  |  |
Total grant date fair value of awards granted | $ | 23,842 |  |  | $ | 23,342 |
Total grant date fair value of awards vested | 15,560 |  |  | 13,622 |
Performance-based restricted stock units: |  |  |
Total grant date fair value of awards granted | 6,300 |  |  | 5,300 |
Total grant date fair value of awards vested | — |  |  | 4,482 |
Market-based restricted stock units: |  |  |
Total grant date fair value of awards granted | 4,576 |  |  | 3,731 |
Total grant date fair value of awards vested | 16,040 |  |  | 4,105 |
The weighted-average assumptions used for market-based restricted stock units in the Monte Carlo simulation during the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:
| April 29, 2023 |  | April 30, 2022
Grant date market price | $ | 28.36 |  |  | $ | 32.07 |
Fair value | 41.20 |  |  | 45.15 |
Price volatility | 63 | % |  | 66 | %
Expected term (years) | 2.9 |  | 2.9
Risk-free interest rate | 4.6 | % |  | 2.3 | %
Dividend yield | — |  |  | — |
Average volatility of peer companies | 66.0 |  |  | 72.9 |
Average correlation coefficient of peer companies | 0.5295 |  | 0.5146

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