Business Segment Data (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]
The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:
 
 
First Quarter
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Furniture
 
$
362,939

 
$
357,057

Food
 
196,952

 
202,480

Consumables
 
189,793

 
194,561

Soft Home
 
188,074

 
186,157

Seasonal
 
183,751

 
184,636

Hard Home
 
90,519

 
99,958

Electronics, Toys, & Accessories
 
84,759

 
87,726

Net sales
 
$
1,296,787

 
$
1,312,575