Ulta Beauty, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.7.0.1

Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member]	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate on outstanding borrowing under facility	London Interbank Offered Rate plus 1.25%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loan Agreement maturity date	Aug. 23, 2022
Additional credit available under the revolving facility with consent by each lender and other conditions	$ 50,000,000
Percentage of unused Line of Credit Facility Fee	0.20%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings interest spread over the London Interbank Offered Rate	1.25%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Subfacility for Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000,000

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Amount of additional credit available to the Company under revolving facility with consent by each lender and other conditions.

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-SubTopic 10
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