SEGMENTS (Details) |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||
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Aug. 01, 2015
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Aug. 02, 2014
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Aug. 01, 2015
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Aug. 02, 2014
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Jan. 31, 2015
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of retail discount stores | 13,800 | ||||
| Number of states stores operating in | 48 | ||||
| Number of Canadian provinces | 5 | ||||
| Number of reportable segments | 2 | ||||
| Net sales | $ 3,011,200,000 | $ 2,031,100,000 | $ 5,187,800,000 | $ 4,031,400,000 | |
| Gross Profit | 855,200,000 | 694,100,000 | 1,604,100,000 | 1,390,700,000 | |
| Operating Income (Loss) | 123,400,000 | 205,000,000 | 356,300,000 | 436,900,000 | |
| Assets | 16,565,100,000 | 3,129,900,000 | 16,565,100,000 | 3,129,900,000 | $ 3,492,700,000 |
| Dollar Tree | |||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Price Point | $ 1.00 | ||||
| Number of distribution centers | 10 | ||||
| Net sales | $ 2,199,600,000 | 2,031,100,000 | 4,376,200,000 | 4,031,400,000 | |
| Gross Profit | 749,300,000 | 694,100,000 | 1,498,200,000 | 1,390,700,000 | |
| Operating Income (Loss) | 218,400,000 | 205,000,000 | 451,300,000 | 436,900,000 | |
| Assets | $ 3,800,800,000 | 3,129,900,000 | 3,800,800,000 | 3,129,900,000 | 3,492,700,000 |
| Family Dollar | |||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of distribution centers | 11 | ||||
| Net sales | $ 811,600,000 | 0 | 811,600,000 | 0 | |
| Gross Profit | 105,900,000 | 0 | 105,900,000 | 0 | |
| Operating Income (Loss) | (95,000,000) | 0 | (95,000,000) | 0 | |
| Assets | $ 12,764,300,000 | $ 0 | $ 12,764,300,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |