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Earnings per Share - Reconciliation Between Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Parenthetical) (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jul. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation	[1]	509	29,221	397	38,763
Equity Awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation			3,900,000		1,900,000
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation			25,300,000		36,800,000
[1] For both periods presented, anti-dilutive shares relate to stock options and unvested restricted stock.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
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