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RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2015
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		$ 411,776,000		$ 411,776,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position, Total	$ 79,100,000	39,900,000	$ 79,100,000	39,900,000
Management
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Base Salary			50.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Annual Incentive Compensation			100.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability	7,900,000	8,000,000.0	$ 7,900,000	8,000,000.0
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	7,900,000	8,000,000.0	7,900,000	8,000,000.0
Non-employee Director
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability	1,000,000.0	1,500,000	$ 1,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000
Non-employee Director \| Phantom Share Units (PSUs)
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Shares Issued			23,644	71,108
Alternative Investment Fund
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	$ 427,146,000		$ 427,146,000
Long-term Investments
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	97.00%		97.00%
Short-term Investments 1
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	3.00%		3.00%
Equities
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	70.00%		70.00%
Debt Securities 1
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	30.00%		30.00%
Domestic Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			3.50%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay			1.50%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of First 6% Match			50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Additional Percentage			2.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost			$ 4,000,000.0	$ 5,400,000	$ 4,400,000
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost			$ 100,000	200,000	200,000
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan \| Minimum
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			3.00%
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan \| Maximum
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			5.00%
Pension Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance	$ 365,570,000	388,288,000	$ 365,570,000	388,288,000	342,192,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Actuarial Gain (Loss) Due to Change in Mortality Projection Scales			2,000,000.0
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	444,717,000	428,186,000	444,717,000	428,186,000	381,450,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position, Total	79,147,000	39,894,000	79,147,000	39,894,000
Pension Plan \| Alternative Investment Fund
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	17,500,000	16,300,000	17,500,000	16,300,000
Pension Plan \| VERP
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Lump Sum Payments and Settlement Charges	35,700,000	19,900,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement and Curtailment	1,100,000	2,700,000
Postretirement Life Insurance
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Maximum Insurance Coverage			20,000
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance	1,249,000	1,371,000	1,249,000	1,371,000	$ 1,461,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position, Total	(1,249,000)	(1,371,000)	$ (1,249,000)	(1,371,000)
UNITED STATES \| Pension Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Years Service Cap						35 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Highest Annual Salary Consecutive Years						5 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Years Before Retirement						10 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Maximum Years of Service			30 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance	358,700,000	379,900,000	$ 358,700,000	379,900,000
Foreign Plan \| Pension Plan
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Highest Annual Salary Consecutive Years			5 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Years Before Retirement			10 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance	4,000,000.0	$ 4,300,000	$ 4,000,000.0	$ 4,300,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	$ 4,600,000		$ 4,600,000
Foreign Plan \| Pension Plan \| Equities
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	55.00%		55.00%
Foreign Plan \| Pension Plan \| Bond Funds
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	42.00%		42.00%
Foreign Plan \| Pension Plan \| Money Market Fund
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	3.00%		3.00%