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Summary of Restructuring and COVID-19 Related Charges (Parenthetical) (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($) Store	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($) Store		Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 0		$ 153,617,000	[1]
Impairment of operating lease ROU assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 84,100,000		$ 0
Number of retail stores | Store	1,000		1,000
Corporate and Store Property and Equipment
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges			$ 51,500,000
Cost and Equity Method Investments
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges			18,000,000.0
Retail Stores
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0	135,600,000		$ 0
Impairment of operating lease ROU assets			$ 84,100,000
Number of retail stores | Store	272		272
[1] There were no impairment charges recorded during the 13 weeks ended August 1, 2020.  During the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $153.6 million.  Of the total, $84.1 million related to the impairment of the operating ROU assets of 272 stores.  We recorded $51.5 million related to the impairment of certain corporate and store property and equipment.  We also recorded $18.0 million of impairment of certain cost and equity method investments.

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