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2406403 - Disclosure - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligation) (Details)
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TableDefined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000014707 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-31 - 2017-01-28
2015-02-01 - 2016-01-30
2014-02-02 - 2015-01-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsPension BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsPension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
326,077,000  
1,411,000  
362,340,000  
1,512,000  
  
Service cost
8,288,000  
 
12,639,000  
 
9,650,000  
 
Interest cost
15,275,000  
76,000  
14,321,000  
56,000  
14,230,000  
49,000  
Plan participants’ contribution
11,000  
9,000  
11,000  
9,000  
  
Plan amendments
316,000  
 
91,000  
   
Actuarial loss (gain)
11,155,000  
357,000  
(49,318,000) 
(31,000) 
  
Benefits paid
(19,853,000) 
(187,000) 
(13,490,000) 
(135,000) 
  
Settlement gain
(1,304,000) 
     
Contractual termination benefits
77,000  
     
Curtailments
  
(120,000) 
   
Foreign exchange rate changes
236,000  
 
(397,000) 
   
Benefit obligation at end of year
340,278,000  
 
1,666,000  
 
326,077,000  
 
1,411,000  
 
362,340,000  
 
1,512,000