Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Apr. 29, 2017
USD ($)
stores
$ / shares
shares
|
Apr. 30, 2016
USD ($)
stores
$ / shares
shares
|
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||
| Sales | $ 3,306,429 | $ 3,088,995 |
| Costs and Expenses | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,329,966 | 2,176,205 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 474,819 | 436,924 |
| Interest expense, net | 3,169 | 4,364 |
| Total costs and expenses | 2,807,954 | 2,617,493 |
| Earnings before taxes | 498,475 | 471,502 |
| Provision for taxes on earnings | 177,457 | 180,868 |
| Net earnings | $ 321,018 | $ 290,634 |
| Earnings per share | ||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.83 | $ 0.73 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.82 | $ 0.73 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding | ||
| Basic (in shares) | shares | 386,433 | 395,799 |
| Diluted (in shares) | shares | 389,730 | 398,812 |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.1600 | $ 0.1350 |
| Stores open at end of period (in number of stores) | stores | 1,561 | 1,473 |