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Impairment, Restructuring and COVID-19 Related Charges - Addition Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020		Jul. 31, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Impairment, restructuring and COVID-19 related charges	$ 0	$ 14,611	[1]	$ 0	$ 170,231	[1]
[1] The difference between Operating income (loss) and Income (loss) before income taxes includes the following items, which are not allocated to our reportable segments: - For the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2021, interest expense, net of $8.9 million and other (income) expense, net of ($1.4) million. For the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2021, interest expense, net of $17.4 million and other (income) expense, net of ($3.2) million. - For the 13 weeks ended August 1, 2020, interest expense, net of $8.5 million and other (income) expense, net of ($1.6) million. For the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2020, interest expense, net of $8.7 million and other (income) expense, net of $1.4  million.

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