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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2023	May 01, 2022	Apr. 19, 2023	Mar. 27, 2023	Mar. 23, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares)	20	30
Payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement	$ 0.6	$ 1.2
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 200.0	$ 100.0
Excess income tax expense (benefit) related to stock-based compensation plans	$ 0.4	$ (0.1)
March 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Treasury shares acquired not including shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares)	2,860
Weighted average price of shares acquired (in dollars per share)	$ 34.98
April 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 100.0
Treasury shares acquired not including shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares)	750
Weighted average price of shares acquired (in dollars per share)	$ 34.18
Share repurchase program, amount					$ 174.5
Minimum
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Maximum
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Vesting period	5 years