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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2020 EUR (€) | Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2021 EUR (€) | Feb. 01, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit), Cares Act |  |  |  | $ (700) |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit from reversal of provisional amount |  |  | $ (19,600) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 30,760 |  |  | 54,131 | $ 30,760 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in valuation allowance |  |  |  | (23,400) |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforward |  |  |  | 45,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforward with unlimited carryforward |  |  |  | 13,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance | 21,800 |  |  | 35,800 | 21,800 |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit that may reduce our future annual effective tax rate | 28,700 |  |  | 33,700 | 28,700 |  |  |  |  |
Accruals for uncertain tax positions | 34,000 |  |  | 40,000 | 34,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions |  |  |  | 900 | 2,200 | $ 500 |  |  |  |
Penalties related to uncertain tax positions | 4,800 |  |  | 5,700 | 4,800 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign tax authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforward |  |  |  | 28,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
State/provisional tax authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforward |  |  |  | 4,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition tax included in other long-term liabilities | 19,900 |  |  | 19,900 | 19,900 |  |  |  |  |
Switzerland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit recognized related to Swiss Tax Reform |  |  |  |  | 8,100 |  |  |  |  |
Italy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability related to Italian tax settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100 | € 9.9
Number of quarterly installments for payment of Italian tax settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 16
Income tax expense recognized related to Italian tax settlement | 7,800 | € 7.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Italy | Accrued expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability related to Italian tax settlement | 2,000 |  |  | 3,200 | 2,000 |  | € 2.4 | € 1.8 |  |
Italy | Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability related to Italian tax settlement | $ 8,300 |  |  | $ 6,100 | $ 8,300 |  | € 5.0 | € 7.5 |  |

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