Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Detail)

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Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]    
Accrued vendor liabilities (including accrued property and equipment costs) $ 24,705ulta_AccruedVendorLiabilitiesIncludingAccruedPropertyAndEquipmentCosts $ 15,631ulta_AccruedVendorLiabilitiesIncludingAccruedPropertyAndEquipmentCosts
Accrued customer liabilities 39,593ulta_AccruedCustomerLiabilities 25,507ulta_AccruedCustomerLiabilities
Accrued payroll, bonus and employee benefits 50,931ulta_AccruedPayrollBonusAndEmployeeBenefits 33,642ulta_AccruedPayrollBonusAndEmployeeBenefits
Accrued taxes, other 17,824ulta_AccruedTaxesExpensesAndOtherLiabilities 12,788ulta_AccruedTaxesExpensesAndOtherLiabilities
Other accrued liabilities 16,359us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 15,612us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued liabilities $ 149,412us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent $ 103,180us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent