Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013
Jan. 28, 2012
Feb. 02, 2013
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Jan. 28, 2012
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Feb. 02, 2013
Demand Revenue Bonds [Member]
Jan. 28, 2012
Demand Revenue Bonds [Member]
Feb. 02, 2013
Forgivable Loan [Member]
Jan. 28, 2012
Forgivable Loan [Member]
Feb. 02, 2013
Line of Credit [Member]
Feb. 29, 2008
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument Additional Information                    
Long-Term Debt $ 271,300,000 $ 265,500,000 $ 250,000,000 $ 250,000,000 $ 14,300,000 $ 15,500,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 0 $ 250,000,000  
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 14,300,000 15,500,000                
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 257,000,000 250,000,000                
2013 Maturities 14,300,000                  
2017 Maturities 200,000                  
Maturities after 2017 256,800,000                  
Long-Term Debt, by Maturity                    
Revolving line of credit capacity     750,000,000           750,000,000 500,000,000
Available letter of credit capacity                 150,000,000  
Aggregate principal amount         19,000,000          
Unsecured Credit Agreement maturity period     5 years              
Interest rate terms     LIBOR, plus 0.90%              
Interest rate     1.11%   0.23%   1.00%      
Borrowing capacity     $ 750,000,000.0