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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Jan. 28, 2012
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Jan. 29, 2011
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Jan. 30, 2010
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| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] | |||
| Leased property stores from partnerships owned by related parties | 6 | ||
| Rental payments to related parties | $ 0.5 | $ 0.5 | $ 0.5 |
| Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement capacity, entered into March 2001 | 110.0 | ||
| Additional Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement amount, December 2004 | 75.0 | ||
| Committed to letters of credit | 139.5 | ||
| Stand-by letters of credit | 28.7 | ||
| Surety bonds | 2.5 | ||
| Operating Lease Commitments | |||
| 2012 | 452.9 | ||
| 2013 | 401.1 | ||
| 2014 | 337.5 | ||
| 2015 | 264.4 | ||
| 2016 | 182.1 | ||
| Thereafter | 291.0 | ||
| Total minimum lease payments | 1,929.0 | ||
| Expected future minimum sublease rentals | 1.6 | ||
| Remaining commitments under related party leases | 1.7 | ||
| Minimum and Contingent Rentals | |||
| Minimum rentals | 421.8 | 381.5 | 349.9 |
| Contingent rentals | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
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Alabama Collective Action [Member]
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| Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters | |||
| Individuals who filed suit | 1 | ||
| Individuals currently included in the suit | 265 | ||
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California Class Action [Member]
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| Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters | |||
| Individuals who filed suit | 1 | ||
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Virginia Class Action [Member]
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| Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters | |||
| Individuals who filed suit | 34 | ||
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Winn-Dixie Exclusive Selling Rights Violations [Member]
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| Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters | |||
| Loss Contingency, Allegations | In June 2011, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and various of its affiliates instituted suit in federal court in Florida alleging that the Company, in approximately 48 shopping centers in the state of Florida and five other states where Dollar Tree and Winn-Dixie are both tenants, is selling goods and products in Dollar Tree stores in violation of an exclusive right of Winn-Dixie to sell and distribute such items. It seeks both monetary damages and injunctive relief. At approximately the same time, Winn-Dixie also sued Dollar General, Inc. and Big Lots, Inc. making essentially the same allegations against them and seeking the same relief. The court consolidated the three cases and they are set for trial on May 7, 2012. | ||
| Loss Contingency, Location of alleged violation | in approximately 48 shopping centers in the state of Florida and five other states | ||
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Multi-State Litigation [Member]
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| Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters | |||
| Loss Contingency, Location of alleged violation | Georgia, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, and Maryland | ||
| Number of federal court cases in which claims are filed | 6 | ||
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Freight Services [Member]
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| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] | |||
| Total commitment | 222.3 | ||
| 2012 | 143.3 | ||
| 2013 | 58.6 | ||
| 2014 | 20.4 | ||
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Technology Assets [Member]
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| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] | |||
| Total commitment | 8.9 | ||
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Telecom Contracts [Member]
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| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] | |||
| Total commitment | $ 3.3 | ||
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Additional dollar amount capacity established for letters of credit commitments under a letter of credit reimbursement and security agreement. No definition available.
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Value of all commitments under letters of credit issued and outstanding at period end. No definition available.
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Original dollar amount capacity established for letters of credit commitments under a letter of credit reimbursement and security agreement. No definition available.
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The current number of individuals included in the lawsuit. No definition available.
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The number of individuals who initially filed suit against the company. No definition available.
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Federal courts within states in which the litigation has been filed. No definition available.
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Description of location of alleged violations. No definition available.
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Stores rented from partnerships owned by related parties. No definition available.
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Amount of transactions with related parties for lease agreements during the financial reporting period. No definition available.
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The total number of remaining contractual obligations on leases defined as operating and obligation owed to related parties. No definition available.
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Outstanding stand-by letters of credit used as collateral for the company's self-insurance program. No definition available.
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Bonds issued primarily to serve as collateral for utility payments at the company's stores. No definition available.
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The committed amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation in the fourth year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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The committed amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation in the second year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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The committed amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation in the third year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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Presents an assertion of a fact by a plaintiff in a pleading or complaint, which the plaintiff claims it will prove upon presentation of evidence at the proceeding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total of future contractually required payments on leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within one year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required future rental payments receivable on noncancelable subleasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the fifth year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the fourth year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the third year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the second year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due after the fifth year from the balance sheet date on leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increases or decreases in lease payments that result from changes occurring after the inception of the lease in the factors (other than the passage of time) on which lease payments are based, except that any escalation of minimum lease payments relating to increases in construction or acquisition cost of the leased property or for increases in some measure of cost or value during the construction or preconstruction period, are excluded from contingent rentals. Contingent rentals also may include amounts for which the triggering events have not yet occurred or the specified targets for which have not yet been achieved (such as sales based percentage rent), but which events are considered probable of occurring or which specified targets are considered probable of being achieved. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease, excluding contingent rentals and a guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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