| **ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS**                   | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Text Block] | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSSThe following table presents the changes in AOCL, net of related taxes, by component for the thirteen weeks endedMay 1, 2016:(In millions)Foreign currency translation adjustments Retirement liability adjustment Net unrealized and realized gain (loss) on effective hedges TotalBalance, January 31, 2016$(730.5) $0.1 $26.2 $(704.2)Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications184.3 — (52.5) 131.8Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCL— 0.1 2.4 2.5Other comprehensive income (loss)184.3 (0.1) (54.9) 129.3Balance, May 1, 2016$(546.2) $— $(28.7) $(574.9)The following table presents the changes in AOCL, net of related taxes, by component for the thirteen weeks endedMay 3, 2015:(In millions)Foreign currency translation adjustments Retirement liability adjustment Net unrealized and realized gain (loss) on effective hedges TotalBalance, February 1, 2015$(496.2) $0.4 $79.3 $(416.5)Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(15.3) — 2.3 (13.0)Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCL— 0.1 19.2 19.3Other comprehensive loss(15.3) (0.1) (16.9) (32.3)Balance, May 3, 2015$(511.5) $0.3 $62.4 $(448.8)The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCL to earnings for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2016 and May 3, 2015:(In millions)Amount Reclassified from AOCL Affected Line Item in the Company’s Consolidated Income Statements Thirteen Weeks Ended   5/1/16 5/3/15  Realized gain (loss) on effective hedges:     Foreign currency forward exchange contracts$4.7 $20.6 Cost of goods soldInterest rate contracts(2.4) (1.1) Interest expenseLess: Tax effect(0.1) 0.3 Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$2.4 $19.2        Amortization of retirement liability items:     Prior service credit$0.1 $0.1 Selling, general and administrative expensesLess: Tax effect0.0 0.0 Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$0.1 $0.1   |

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The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.
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