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Property and Equipment, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment, net | Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
|  | Fiscal Years Ending |
|  | February 3, |  |  | January 28, |
(In thousands) |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Land |  | $ | 17,910 |  |  | $ | 17,910 |
Buildings |  |  | 222,660 |  |  |  | 222,857 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 850,519 |  |  |  | 822,292 |
Fixtures and equipment |  |  | 1,335,173 |  |  |  | 1,635,897 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 852 |  |  |  | 8,105 |
Property and equipment, at cost |  | $ | 2,427,114 |  |  | $ | 2,707,061 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (1,713,778 | ) |  |  | (1,925,547 | )
Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 713,336 |  |  | $ | 781,514 |
Depreciation Expense | Depreciation expense is as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ending |
|  | February 3, |  |  | January 28, |  |  | January 29, |
(In thousands) |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 230,833 |  |  | $ | 208,014 |  |  | $ | 161,492 |

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