SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Jan. 28, 2017
USD ($)
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Oct. 29, 2016
USD ($)
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Jul. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Apr. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Jan. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Oct. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Aug. 01, 2015
USD ($)
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May 02, 2015
USD ($)
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Oct. 29, 2016
segment
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Jan. 28, 2017
USD ($)
state
distribution_center
province
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Jan. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Jan. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of retail discount stores | 14,300 | |||||||||||
| Number of U.S. States, stores operating in | state | 48 | |||||||||||
| Number of Canadian provinces | province | 5 | |||||||||||
| Number of reportable Segments | segment | 2 | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 5,635,300,000 | $ 5,001,600,000 | $ 4,996,300,000 | $ 5,085,800,000 | $ 5,365,300,000 | $ 4,945,200,000 | $ 3,011,200,000 | $ 2,176,700,000 | $ 20,719,200,000 | $ 15,498,400,000 | $ 8,602,200,000 | |
| Gross profit | 1,807,000,000 | 1,520,500,000 | 1,512,400,000 | 1,554,600,000 | 1,652,600,000 | 1,400,000,000 | 855,200,000 | 748,900,000 | 6,394,700,000 | 4,656,700,000 | 3,034,000,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 637,800,000 | 487,700,000 | 206,000,000 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 586,500,000 | $ 342,400,000 | $ 357,200,000 | $ 418,700,000 | 469,700,000 | $ 223,700,000 | $ 123,400,000 | $ 232,800,000 | 1,704,800,000 | 1,049,700,000 | 1,040,200,000 | |
| Assets | 15,701,600,000 | 15,901,200,000 | 15,701,600,000 | 15,901,200,000 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 5,023,500,000 | 5,021,700,000 | 5,023,500,000 | 5,021,700,000 | ||||||||
| Goodwill transfers | 60,000,000 | 121,800,000 | ||||||||||
| Dollar Tree [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Price point | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| Net sales | 10,138,700,000 | 9,336,400,000 | 8,602,200,000 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,584,700,000 | 3,249,300,000 | 3,034,000,000 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 241,300,000 | 223,400,000 | 206,000,000 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 1,305,300,000 | 1,080,500,000 | 1,040,200,000 | |||||||||
| Assets | 3,705,500,000 | 3,472,000,000 | 3,705,500,000 | 3,472,000,000 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 345,400,000 | 283,600,000 | $ 345,400,000 | 283,600,000 | ||||||||
| Dollar Tree [Member] | UNITED STATES | ||||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of distribution centers | distribution_center | 11 | |||||||||||
| Dollar Tree [Member] | CANADA | ||||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of distribution centers | distribution_center | 2 | |||||||||||
| Family Dollar [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of distribution centers | distribution_center | 11 | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 10,580,500,000 | 6,162,000,000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,810,000,000 | 1,407,400,000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 396,500,000 | 264,300,000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 399,500,000 | (30,800,000) | $ 0 | |||||||||
| Assets | 11,996,100,000 | 12,429,200,000 | 11,996,100,000 | 12,429,200,000 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | $ 4,678,100,000 | $ 4,738,100,000 | $ 4,678,100,000 | $ 4,738,100,000 | ||||||||