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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 2 — Income Taxes
An estimate of the annual effective tax rate is used at each interim period based on the facts and circumstances available at that time, while the actual effective tax rate is calculated at year-end. For the 13-week period ended October 29, 2011, the Company recorded an income tax expense of 35.1% of income before income taxes. In the prior year period, the Company recorded income tax expense of 40.0% of income before income taxes. For the 39-week period ended October 29, 2011, the Company recorded income tax expense of 39.0% of income before income taxes. In the prior year period, the Company recorded income tax expense of 39.5% of income before income taxes.