LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)									3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended									1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps Cash flow hedges	Oct. 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps Cash flow hedges Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Oct. 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps Cash flow hedges Other liabilities	Oct. 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps October 2013 - July 2014 Cash flow hedges	Oct. 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps August 2014 - July 2016 Cash flow hedges	Oct. 31, 2013 Revolving credit agreement	Oct. 31, 2012 Revolving credit agreement	Jul. 31, 2012 Amended Credit Agreement	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement	Jul. 24, 2012 Amended Credit Agreement	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement November through December 2013 Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement November through December 2013 Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement January through September 2014 Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement January through September 2014 Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement October 2014	Jul. 31, 2012 FILO Facility	Jul. 24, 2012 FILO Facility	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility Base rate	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility Minimum LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility Minimum Base rate	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility Maximum LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 FILO Facility Maximum Base rate	Jul. 31, 2012 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility)	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) Base rate	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) Minimum LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) Minimum Base rate	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) Maximum LIBOR	Oct. 31, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) Maximum Base rate	Oct. 31, 2013 Revolving credit prior to amended and restated revolving credit agreement	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan	Oct. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan	Jul. 31, 2012 Senior secured term loan amended July 24, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior secured term loan amended July 24, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012 Senior secured term loan amended July 24, 2012	Jul. 24, 2012 Senior secured term loan amended July 24, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior secured term loan amended July 24, 2012 Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Capital lease obligations	Oct. 31, 2012 Capital lease obligations
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	$ 505,575,000	$ 410,050,000	$ 524,167,000						$ 423,000,000	$ 440,700,000																										$ 80,000,000	$ 80,000,000						$ 2,575,000	$ 3,467,000
Maximum borrowing capacity													665,000,000								15,000,000
Maturity date											Jul. 24, 2017
Borrowing capacity description											Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement (excluding the FILO Facility) are limited to a borrowing base equal to 90 percent of the appraised liquidation value of eligible inventory (less certain reserves that may be established under the agreement), plus 90 percent of eligible credit card receivables. Borrowings under the FILO Facility are limited to a borrowing base equal to the lesser of: (i) 2.5 percent of the appraised liquidation value of eligible inventory or (ii) 15 million. The Amended Credit Agreement is secured by a first priority security interest and lien on merchandise inventory, credit card receivables and certain other assets and a second priority security interest and lien on all other assets. Based on the most recent inventory appraisal, the monthly borrowing rates calculated from the cost of eligible inventory is 83 to 84 percent for the period of November through December 2013, 68 to 73 percent for the period of January through September 2014 and 82 percent for the period of October 2014.
Percentage of appraised liquidation value of eligible inventory used to calculate cap amount																				2.50%								90.00%										107.50%
Percentage of eligible credit card receivables																												90.00%										100.00%
Percentage of cost of eligible inventory used to calculate monthly borrowing rates															83.00%	84.00%	68.00%	73.00%	82.00%
Variable interest rate base																						LIBOR	Base rate						LIBOR	Base rate
Variable interest rate margin (as a percent)																								3.50%	2.50%	4.00%	3.00%				1.75%	0.75%	2.25%	1.25%
Quarterly unused commitment fee (as a percent)											0.375%
Covenant terms of revolving credit facility											If excess availability (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) falls below certain levels we will be required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0. Borrowing availability was approximately $231 million as of October 31, 2013, which exceeded the excess availability requirement by $166 million. The fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.64 as of October 31, 2013. The Amended Credit Agreement contains various other covenants including restrictions on the incurrence of certain indebtedness, payment of dividends, liens, investments, acquisitions and asset sales. As of October 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants.
Fixed charge coverage ratio												2.64		1.0																												1.0
Remaining borrowing capacity												231,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity in excess of minimum availability requirement												166,000,000
Debt issuance costs									12,100,000			5,600,000																												4,400,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs																																			6,500,000				2,400,000
Life of the credit agreement												5 years																											5 years
Interest rate swaps disclosures
Notional Amount							215,000,000	215,000,000
Fixed Interest Rate							0.29%	1.19%
Fair Value				2,516,000	500,000	2,000,000	144,000	2,372,000
Principal amount of debt issued																																									80,000,000
Term loan restrictions on revolving credit agreement																																						The Amended Term Loan totals $80.0 million, matures in July 2017 and is subject to a borrowing base equal to: (i) 107.5 percent of the appraised liquidation value of eligible inventory plus (ii) 100 percent of credit card receivables and an amount equal to the lesser of $40 million or 100 percent of the appraised liquidation value of intellectual property minus (iii) the borrowing base under the Amended Credit Agreement. In the event the outstanding principal under the Amended Term Loan exceeds the Amended Term Loan borrowing base, availability under the Amended Credit Agreement would be reduced by the excess. As of October 31, 2013, the outstanding principal under the Amended Term Loan did not exceed the borrowing base.
Borrowing cap amount attributable to appraised liquidation value of intellectual property																																									40,000,000
Percentage of appraised liquidation value of intellectual property used to calculate cap amount																																						100.00%
Interest rate (as a percent)																																							11.00%
Penalty on repayment of debt during the second year (as a percent)																																							4.00%
Penalty on repayment of debt during the third year (as a percent)																																							3.00%
Penalty on repayment of debt during the fourth year (as a percent)																																							2.00%
Penalty on repayment of debt during the fifth year (as a percent)																																							0.00%
Covenant terms of senior secured term loan																																						The Amended Term Loan includes various covenants which are consistent with the covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement, including restrictions on the incurrence of certain indebtedness, payment of dividends, liens, investments, acquisitions, asset sales and the requirement to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 if excess availability thresholds under the Amended Credit Agreement are not maintained. As of October 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants.
Interest expense																																								$ 2,000,000