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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($)	May. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2014 USD ($)	May. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 672,036	$ 665,520	$ 627,206	$ 655,486	$ 640,177	$ 669,872	$ 587,096	$ 598,947	$ 2,620,248	$ 2,496,092	$ 2,368,668
Total assets	1,369,109				1,438,243				1,369,109	1,438,243
Goodwill	25,899				25,899				$ 25,899	25,899
Number of Reportable Segments									2
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Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									$ 2,470,107	2,352,464	2,230,996
Gross profit									740,402	726,630	710,972
Capital Expenditures									110,839	90,215	83,231
Total assets	1,126,179				1,263,577				1,126,179	1,263,577
Affiliated Business Group segment [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									150,141	143,628	137,672
Gross profit									27,967	28,391	28,315
Capital Expenditures									852	3,099	569
Total assets	105,259				104,897				105,259	104,897
Other [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Capital Expenditures									0	0	0
Total assets	137,671				69,769				137,671	69,769
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									2,620,248	2,496,092	2,368,668
Gross profit									768,369	755,021	739,287
Capital Expenditures									111,691	93,314	$ 83,800
Total assets	$ 1,369,109				$ 1,438,243				$ 1,369,109	$ 1,438,243