Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Year at Jan. 28, 2012 $ 1,344.6us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 1.1us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (0.6)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
$ 1,344.1us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Balance at Beginning of Year (in shares) at Jan. 28, 2012   231,200,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net income 619.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       619.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Total other comprehensive loss (0.9)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent     (0.9)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Transfer from additional paid-in capital for Common Stock dividend   1.2dltr_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalForCommonStockDividends
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(1.2)dltr_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalForCommonStockDividends
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)   100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan   4.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit (in shares)   600,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit 12.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   12.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Repurchase and retirement of shares (in shares)   (8,100,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Repurchase and retirement of shares (340.2)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue (0.1)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(43.0)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  (297.1)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Stock-based compensation, net (in shares)   800,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Stock-based compensation, net , including income tax benefit 26.9us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation   26.9us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Balance at End of Period at Feb. 02, 2013 1,667.3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 2.2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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0.3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(1.5)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
1,666.3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Balance at End of Year (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2013   224,600,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net income 596.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       596.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Total other comprehensive loss (15.4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent     (15.4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)   100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan   4.8us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit (in shares)   100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit 3.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   3.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Repurchase and retirement of shares (in shares)   (17,400,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Repurchase and retirement of shares (1,112.1)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue (0.1)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(23.8)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  (1,088.2)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Stock-based compensation, net (in shares)   700,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Stock-based compensation, net , including income tax benefit 25.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation   25.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Balance at End of Period at Feb. 01, 2014 1,170.7us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 2.1us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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10.7us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(16.9)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
1,174.8us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Balance at End of Year (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2014   208,100,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net income 599.2us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       599.2us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Total other comprehensive loss (17.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent     (17.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)   100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan   4.7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit (in shares) 85,235us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefit 2.1us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   2.1us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Repurchase and retirement of shares (in shares)   (3,100,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Repurchase and retirement of shares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Stock-based compensation, net (in shares)   500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Stock-based compensation, net , including income tax benefit 25.5us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation   25.5us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Balance at End of Period at Jan. 31, 2015 $ 1,785.0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 2.1us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 43.0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (34.1)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
$ 1,774.0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
Balance at End of Year (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2015   205,700,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember