Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Investments

Investments consisted of (in thousands):

	February 2, 2013		January 28, 2012
Marketable securities:
Available-for-sale securities:
Auction rate securities — student loan backed	$	—	$	84,650
Auction rate securities — municipal authority bonds	—		14,858
Total available-for-sale securities	—		99,508
Rabbi Trust assets:(1)
Money market funds	22		23
Trust-owned life insurance policies (at cash surrender value)	87,575		85,126
Total Rabbi Trust assets	87,597		85,149
Total Investments	$	87,597	$	184,657

⁽¹⁾  Rabbi Trust assets are included in Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are restricted as to their use.