Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021
USD ($)
province
store
state
$ / shares
Oct. 31, 2020
store
$ / shares
Aug. 01, 2020
store
$ / shares
May 02, 2020
store
$ / shares
Feb. 01, 2020
USD ($)
store
$ / shares
Nov. 02, 2019
store
$ / shares
Aug. 03, 2019
store
$ / shares
May 04, 2019
store
$ / shares
Jan. 30, 2021
USD ($)
distribution_center
province
store
state
segment
$ / shares
Feb. 01, 2020
USD ($)
store
$ / shares
Feb. 02, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
Feb. 03, 2018
USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Number of retail discount stores | store 15,685 15,606 15,479 15,370 15,288 15,262 15,115 15,264 15,685 15,288    
Number of states/provinces the Company operates in | state 48               48      
Number of reporting business segments | segment                 2      
Money market securities valued at cost, in cash and cash equivalents $ 1,135,000,000.0       $ 287,600,000       $ 1,135,000,000.0 $ 287,600,000    
Warehousing and distribution costs capitalized into inventory $ 172,700,000       $ 169,700,000       172,700,000 169,700,000    
Interest Costs Capitalized                 3,200,000 2,400,000 $ 4,200,000  
Amortization expense, net                 48,100,000      
Amortization expense, net                   52,900,000 65,400,000  
Impairment charge for certain store assets                 4,600,000 9,100,000 13,000,000.0  
Operating lease, impairment loss                 3,800,000 8,500,000    
Advertising costs                 80,800,000 102,900,000 99,900,000  
Stock-based compensation expense                 $ 83,900,000 $ 61,400,000 $ 63,300,000  
Diluted net income (loss) per share (usd per share) | $ / shares $ 2.13 $ 1.39 $ 1.10 $ 1.04 $ 0.52 $ 1.08 $ 0.76 $ 1.12 $ 5.65 $ 3.47 $ (6.69)  
Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 6,324,100,000       $ 6,225,000,000.0       $ 6,324,100,000 $ 6,225,000,000.0 $ 6,200,000,000  
Operating lease liabilities 6,413,700,000               6,413,700,000   6,100,000,000  
Stockholders' equity $ (7,285,300,000)       (6,254,800,000)       $ (7,285,300,000) (6,254,800,000) (5,642,900,000) $ (7,182,300,000)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Stockholders' equity                     65,300,000  
Software Development                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Useful life (in years)                 3 years      
Buildings | Minimum                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Useful life (in years)                 39 years      
Buildings | Maximum                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Useful life (in years)                 40 years      
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Useful life (in years)                 3 years      
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Useful life (in years)                 15 years      
Dollar Tree                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Merchandise fixed price                 $ 1.00      
Family Dollar                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Number of distribution centers | distribution_center                 11      
United States | Dollar Tree                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Number of distribution centers | distribution_center                 15      
Canada                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Number of states/provinces the Company operates in | province 5               5      
Canada | Dollar Tree                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Number of distribution centers | distribution_center                 2      
Retained Earnings                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Stockholders' equity $ (5,179,700,000)       $ (3,837,800,000)       $ (5,179,700,000) $ (3,837,800,000) (3,076,100,000) $ (4,666,900,000)
Retained Earnings | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment                        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                        
Stockholders' equity                     $ 65,300,000