|**LEASES (Tables)**                                                                       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating and Capital Leases [Table Text Block] | AtJanuary 29, 2017, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:(In millions)CapitalLeasesOperatingLeasesTotal2017$4.7$457.6$462.320183.9394.3398.220192.9327.5330.420202.0266.9268.920211.8221.2223.0Thereafter4.0697.6701.6Total minimum lease payments$19.3$2,365.1$2,384.4Less: Amount representing interest(2.9)Present value of net minimum capital lease payments$16.4
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|(In millions)                                                                             | CapitalLeases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|2017                                                                                      | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|2018                                                                                      | 3.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2019                                                                                      | 2.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2020                                                                                      | 2.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2021                                                                                      | 1.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Thereafter                                                                                | 4.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Total minimum lease payments                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Less: Amount representing interest                                                        | (2.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Present value of net minimum capital lease payments                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense [Table Text Block]                             | Rent expense was as follows:(In millions)201620152014Minimum$437.0$413.8$434.5Percentage and other143.0146.7158.8Less: Sublease rental income(4.9)(4.6)(4.9)Total$575.1$555.9$588.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|(In millions)                                                                             | 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Minimum                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Percentage and other                                                                      | 143.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Less: Sublease rental income                                                              | (4.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total                                                                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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