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Leases - (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2019
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | November 2, 2019 |  |  | November 2, 2019
Operating lease cost (a) | $ | 16,677 |  | $ | 43,074
Variable lease cost (b) | $ | 466 |  | $ | 1,580
ASC 840 prepaid rent expense (c) | $ | 39 |  | $ | 6,051
(a) Includes contra right-of-use asset amortization of ($1.0) million and ($3.9) million for the three months and nine months ended November 2, 2019, respectively. |  |  |
(b) Primarily related to monthly percentage rent for stores not presented on the balance sheet. |  |  |
(c) Related to ASC 840 rent expense due to prepaid rent on the balance sheet as of February 3, 2019. |  |  |
Lessee Operating Leases Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activity Table [Table Text Block] |
Operating cash flow information: |  |
| Nine Months Ended
|  | November 2, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ | 40,921
Non-cash activity: |  |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | 3,360
Lessee Operating Lease Weighted Averages Table [Table Text Block] showing weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate |
| As of
| November 2, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term | 2.4 years
Weighted-average discount rate | 4.64%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] |
Fiscal Year |  |
2019 (a) | $ | 11,861
2020 |  | 57,694
2021 |  | 43,258
2022 |  | 27,959
2023 |  | 19,634
Thereafter |  | 20,504
Total lease payments |  | 180,910
Less: Imputed interest |  | 16,426
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 164,484
(a) Excluding the nine months ended November 2, 2019.
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] |
Fiscal Year |  |  |
2019 | $ | 69,601 |
2020 |  | 51,943 |
2021 |  | 35,196 |
2022 |  | 21,242 |
2023 |  | 12,986 |
Thereafter |  | 2,643 |
Total minimum lease payments | $ | 193,611 |
Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block] |
| Balance as of
|  | February 2, 2019 |  |  | February 3, 2018
Rent Expense | $ | 69,872 |  | $ | 70,971

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