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Income Taxes Deferred Income Tax Assets And Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
Jan. 29, 2011
Jan. 30, 2010
Deferred income tax assets:      
Deferred rent $ 46,446,000 $ 49,256,000  
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 90,730,000 109,913,000  
Net operating loss carryforwards 313,732,000 402,136,000  
Capital loss carryforwards 18,598,000 20,110,000  
Employee benefits 126,632,000 125,466,000  
Merger related charges 15,072,000 20,044,000  
Inventory 42,556,000 52,604,000  
Insurance 39,375,000 35,891,000  
Deferred revenue 82,724,000 26,672,000  
Depreciation 32,887,000 45,362,000  
Unrealized loss on hedge instruments 6,028,000 4,629,000  
Other—net 77,925,000 78,786,000  
Total deferred income tax assets 892,705,000 970,869,000  
Total valuation allowance (307,616,000) (331,567,000)  
Net deferred income tax assets 585,089,000 639,302,000  
Deferred income tax liabilities:      
Intangibles (148,601,000) (200,901,000)  
Other—net (4,616,000) (3,308,000)  
Total deferred income tax liabilities (153,217,000) (204,209,000)  
Net deferred income tax assets 431,872,000 435,093,000  
Operating Loss Carryforwards 1,160,000,000    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration 639,900,000    
Deferred Tax Assets Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards Subject To Expiration 90,700,000    
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount (24,000,000)    
Pretax income:      
United States 1,009,979,000 877,936,000 728,765,000
Foreign 449,162,000 478,659,000 427,129,000
Consolidated income before income taxes $ 1,459,141,000 $ 1,356,595,000 $ 1,155,894,000