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Earnings per Share - Reconciliation Between Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Jul. 30, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation | [1],[2] | 29,221 | 130 | 38,763 | 130
Equity Awards |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation |  | 3,900 |  | 1,900 |
2025 Notes |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation |  | 25,300 |  | 36,800 |
[1] | For the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 30, 2022, there were 25.3 million and 36.8 million potentially dilutive shares from the Company’s 2025 Notes, respectively, that were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the Company incurred a net loss for this period and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
[2] | For the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 30, 2022, there were 3.9 million and 1.9 million potentially dilutive equity awards, respectively, that were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the Company incurred a net loss for this period and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

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