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100780 - Disclosure - Reconciliation Between Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate from continuing Operations (Detail)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000919012 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-31 - 2017-01-28
2015-02-01 - 2016-01-30
2014-02-02 - 2015-01-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Federal income tax rate
35.00%  
35.00%  
35.00%  
State income taxes, net of federal income tax effect
2.80%  
3.10%  
3.70%  
Foreign rate differential
(1.70%) 
(1.60%) 
0.30%  
Valuation allowance changes, net
0.40%  
(1.10%) 
6.60%  
Change in unrecognized tax benefits
0.40%  
(1.50%) 
(0.60%) 
Other
(0.30%) 
(0.20%) 
(0.70%) 
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total
36.60%  
 
33.70%  
 
44.30%