CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 692,356	$ 361,930	$ 214,514
Short-term investments		55,000	50,000
Merchandise inventory	559,961	446,278	647,329
Accounts receivable, net	124,560	119,064	112,304
Prepaid expenses and other	130,909	65,658	54,427
Total current assets	1,507,786	1,047,930	1,078,574
Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation	650,397	735,120	764,350
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,243,311	1,418,916	1,486,133
Intangible assets net, including goodwill	50,864	53,004	55,466
Non-current deferred income taxes	12,774	22,724	16,833
Other Assets	33,083	50,985	50,896
Total assets	3,498,215	3,328,679	3,452,252
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	304,552	285,746	366,676
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	346,321	299,161	292,312
Accrued income and other taxes	15,503	9,514	18,421
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes	117,736	43,537	43,473
Dividends payable	22,843
Unredeemed gift cards and gift certificates	39,794	56,974	32,411
Other current liabilities and accrued expenses	47,587	56,824	56,859
Total current liabilities	894,336	751,756	810,152
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	321,081
Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,196,755	1,301,735	1,353,819
Other non-current liabilities	17,846	27,335	27,896
Total non-current liabilities	1,535,682	1,329,070	1,381,715
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 600,000 shares authorized; 249,566 shares issued; 166,129, 166,993 and 166,974 shares outstanding, respectively	2,496	2,496	2,496
Contributed capital	655,891	577,856	574,391
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(44,673)	(33,168)	(35,861)
Retained earnings	1,865,370	2,108,292	2,127,312
Treasury stock, 83,437, 82,573 and 82,592 shares, respectively	(1,410,887)	(1,407,623)	(1,407,953)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,068,197	1,247,853	1,260,385
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 3,498,215	$ 3,328,679	$ 3,452,252

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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).