ACQUISITON (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 30, 2016 |
May. 02, 2015 |
Jan. 30, 2016 |
|
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Favorable lease rights, net | $ 543.9 | $ 0.2 | $ 569.4 |
| Unfavorable lease rights, net | 142.9 | 0.0 | 149.3 |
| Operating Income (loss) | 418.7 | 232.8 | |
| Other current liabilities | 622.1 | 474.3 | $ 722.6 |
| Net sales | 5,085.8 | 2,176.7 | |
| Net income | 232.7 | 69.5 | |
| Adjustment to cost of goods sold | $ (3,531.2) | (1,427.8) | |
| Dollar Tree | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | 10.4 | ||
| Family Dollar | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Number of shares issued in business acquisition | 28.5 | ||
| Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | $ 8.0 | ||
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Total costs related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition This element represents the identifiable intangible asset established upon acquisition based on a favorable difference between the terms of an acquired lease and the current market terms for that lease at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition This element represents a liability associated with the acquisition of an off-market lease when the terms of the lease are unfavorable to the market terms for the lease at the date of acquisition. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount of liabilities classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Details
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Details
|