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Shareholders' equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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May 05, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Class of Treasury Stock | Common shares repurchased during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018 and April 29, 2017 were as follows:
|  |  | 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018 |  | 13 weeks ended April 29, 2017
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Amount authorized |  | Shares repurchased |  | Amount repurchased |  | Average repurchase price per share |  | Shares repurchased |  | Amount repurchased |  | Average repurchase price per share
2017 Program(1) | $ | 600.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 38.86 |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |
2016 Program(2) | $ | 1,375.0 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 50.6 |  |  | $ | 39.76 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 60.0 |  |  | $ | 39.62 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | The 2017 Program had $590.6 million remaining as of May 5, 2018.
(2) | The 2016 Program was completed in March 2018.
n/a | Not applicable.
Common Stock |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Dividends | Dividends on common shares Dividends declared on common shares during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018 and April 29, 2017 were as follows:
| Fiscal 2019 |  | Fiscal 2018
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Cash dividend per share |  | Total dividends |  | Cash dividend per share |  | Total dividends
First quarter(1) | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 21.8 |  |  | $ | 0.31 |  |  | $ | 21.3 |
(1) | Signet’s dividend policy for common shares results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of May 5, 2018 and April 29, 2017, $21.8 million and $21.3 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends on common shares declared for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2018, respectively.
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Dividends | Dividends on preferred shares Dividends declared on preferred shares during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018 and April 29, 2017 were as follows:
| Fiscal 2019 |  | Fiscal 2018
(in millions) | Total cash dividends |  | Total cash dividends
First quarter (1) | $ | 7.8 |  |  | $ | 7.8 |
(1) | Signet’s preferred shares dividends results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of May 5, 2018 and April 29, 2017, $7.8 million and $7.8 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends on preferred shares declared for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2018, respectively.

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