Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 67,661	$ 56,884
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Asset impairment and exit costs	195	(737)
Deferred income tax expense	8,435	11,407
Depreciation and amortization expense	60,243	60,766
Stock-based compensation expense	9,004	8,350
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment	(400)	52
Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback	(1,315)	(1,315)
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	414	512
Increase in:
Accounts receivable, net	(3,751)	(16,917)
Merchandise inventory	(21,977)	(49,218)
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other assets	(23,648)	(13,960)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	40,889	51,221
Accrued income taxes	(20,680)	(8,130)
Retirement obligations and other liabilities	(4,459)	(36,769)
Net cash provided by operating activities	110,611	62,146
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(69,153)	(59,782)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	918	995
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments		6,150
Net cash used by investing activities	(68,235)	(52,637)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(104,015)	(2,405)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(102,047)	(54,996)
Dividends paid	(33,898)	(25,592)
Stock compensation tax benefit	1,858	816
Cash paid for withholding taxes in lieu of stock-based compensation shares	(6,210)	(3,301)
Net cash used by financing activities	(244,312)	(85,478)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(201,936)	(75,969)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	456,272	453,403
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	254,336	377,434
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	57,064	25,860
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest	15,084	30,453
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities:
Increase in property and equipment through accrued purchases	24,489	17,958
Increase in property and equipment through assumption of capital leases		$ 2,837