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Impairment, Restructuring and COVID-19 Related Charges - Addition Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 30, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment, restructuring and COVID-19 related charges | $ 0 | $ 6,955 | [1] | $ 0 | $ 177,186 | [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 October 30, 2021, interest expense, net of $8.6 million and other (income), net of ($3.1)million. For the 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021, interest expense, net of $26.0 million and other (income), net of ($6.4) million. - For the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020, interest expense, net of $7.9 million and other (income), net of ($2.2) million. For the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, interest expense, net of $16.6 million and other (income), net of ($0.8) million.

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