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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Jan. 31, 2015
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Feb. 01, 2014
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Feb. 02, 2013
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| Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan [Abstract] | |||
| Defined Contribution Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan Description | The Company maintains a defined contribution profit sharing and 401(k) plan which is available to all employees over 21 years of age who have completed one year of service in which they have worked at least 1,000 hours. Eligible employees may make elective salary deferrals. The Company may make contributions at its discretion. | ||
| Age over which all employees have 401K benefits available | 21 years | ||
| Employee service years required for available 401K benefits (in years) | P1Y | ||
| Minimum hours in a 401K qualifying one year period (in hours) | 1000 hours | ||
| Plan Expenses | $ 41.1us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 35.8us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 40.7us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized |
| Profit Sharing Vesting Schedule | |||
| Percentage Vested in the Profit Sharing Plan After Two Years of Service (in Hundreths) | 20.00%dltr_DefinedContributionPlanPercentageVestedAfterTwoYearsOfService | ||
| Years of Service Required to vest 20% in the Profit Sharing Plan | 2 years | ||
| Percentage Vested in the Profit Sharing Plan After Three Years of Service (in Hundreths) | 40.00%dltr_DefinedContributionPlanPercentageVestedAfterThreeYearsOfService | ||
| Years of Service Required to vest 40% in the Profit Sharing Plan | 3 years | ||
| Percentage Vested in the Profit Sharing Plan After Four Years of Service (in Hundreths) | 60.00%dltr_DefinedContributionPlanPercentageVestedAfterFourYearsOfService | ||
| Years of Service Required to vest 60% in the Profit Sharing Plan | 4 years | ||
| Percentage Vested in the Profit Sharing Plan After Five Years of Service (in Hundreths) | 100.00%dltr_DefinedContributionPlanPercentageVestedAfterFiveYearsOfService | ||
| Years of Service Required to vest 100% in the Profit Sharing Plan | 5 years | ||
| Deferred Compensation Plan [Abstract] | |||
| Cumulative participant deferrals | $ 5.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent | $ 5.1us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent | |
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The percentage an employee has vested in the profit sharing plan after five years of service. No definition available.
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The percentage an employee has vested in the profit sharing plan after four years of service. No definition available.
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The percentage an employee has vested in the profit sharing plan after three years of service. No definition available.
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The percentage an employee has vested in the profit sharing plan after two years of service. No definition available.
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The years of service required for an employee to vest 100% in the profit sharing plan. No definition available.
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The years of service required for an employee to vest 20% in the profit sharing plan. No definition available.
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The years of service required for an employee to vest 40% in the profit sharing plan. No definition available.
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The years of service required for an employee to vest 60% in the profit sharing plan. No definition available.
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Description of the terms and benefits provided by the employer's defined contribution plans for employee minimum age requirement. No definition available.
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Description of the terms and benefits provided by the employer's defined contribution plans for employee minimum hours within an employment year. No definition available.
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Description of the terms and benefits provided by the employer's defined contribution plans for employee minimum employment requirement. No definition available.
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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for deferred compensation arrangements payable after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Represents currently earned compensation under cash arrangements (such as a profit-sharing plan, rabbi trust, and employee contract--excluding equity-based arrangements) that is not actually paid until a later date. No definition available.
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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Description of the terms and benefits provided by the employer's defined contribution plans. A defined contribution plan provides benefits in return for services rendered, provides an individual account for each participant, and has terms that specify how contributions to the individual's account are to be determined rather than the amount of benefits the individual is to receive. Under a defined contribution pension plan, the benefits a participant will receive depend solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account, the returns earned on investments of those contributions, and forfeitures of other participants' benefits that may be allocated to such participant's account. A description of the plan(s) including employee groups covered, the basis for determining contributions, and the nature and effects of significant matters affecting comparability of information for all periods presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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