Income taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Feb. 01, 2025 |
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| Income Taxes |
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| Schedule of provision for income taxes |
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Fiscal year ended |
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February 1, |
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February 3, |
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January 28, |
(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
348,450 |
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$ |
308,656 |
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$ |
315,763 |
State |
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73,826 |
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65,415 |
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69,719 |
Total current |
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422,276 |
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374,071 |
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385,482 |
Deferred: |
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Federal |
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(31,407) |
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27,391 |
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11,800 |
State |
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(11,921) |
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3,184 |
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|
3,854 |
Total deferred |
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(43,328) |
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30,575 |
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|
15,654 |
Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
378,948 |
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$ |
404,646 |
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$ |
401,136 |
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| Schedule of reconciliation of federal statutory rate to effective tax rate |
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Fiscal year ended |
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February 1, |
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February 3, |
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January 28, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Federal statutory rate |
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21.0% |
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21.0% |
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21.0% |
State effective rate, net of federal tax benefit |
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3.1% |
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3.2% |
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3.6% |
Executive compensation limitation |
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0.3% |
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0.3% |
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0.3% |
Excess deduction of stock compensation |
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(0.3%) |
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(0.4%) |
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(0.2%) |
Other |
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(0.1%) |
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(0.2%) |
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(0.3%) |
Effective tax rate |
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24.0% |
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23.9% |
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24.4% |
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| Schedule of components of deferred tax assets and liabilities |
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February 1, |
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February 3, |
(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
Deferred tax assets: |
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Operating lease liability |
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$ |
492,729 |
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$ |
490,907 |
Reserves not currently deductible |
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50,362 |
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|
58,796 |
Accrued liabilities |
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49,626 |
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40,501 |
Employee benefits |
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33,111 |
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32,885 |
Inventory valuation |
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4,168 |
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|
1,962 |
Credit carryforwards |
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|
390 |
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|
359 |
NOL carryforwards |
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|
197 |
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|
231 |
Property and equipment |
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— |
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|
1,729 |
Total deferred tax assets |
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630,583 |
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|
627,370 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Operating lease asset |
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623,622 |
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|
607,251 |
Prepaid expenses |
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|
22,299 |
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|
83,775 |
Receivables not currently includable |
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|
17,895 |
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|
20,502 |
Property and equipment |
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|
8,286 |
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— |
Other |
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|
1,074 |
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|
1,763 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |
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|
673,176 |
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713,291 |
Net deferred tax liability |
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$ |
(42,593) |
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$ |
(85,921) |
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| Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties |
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February 1, |
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February 3, |
(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
Beginning balance |
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$ |
4,060 |
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$ |
4,158 |
Increase due to a prior year tax position |
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|
1,188 |
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|
1,437 |
Decrease due to a prior year tax position |
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(28) |
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(590) |
Decrease due to a prior year audit adjustment |
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— |
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(945) |
Ending balance |
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$ |
5,220 |
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$ |
4,060 |
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