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RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (Second Lien Credit Agreement) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 07, 2017	Jan. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 01, 2016
Esl Investments Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 200,000,000
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	330,000,000
Fairholme
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	25,000,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Secured borrowings \| Esl Investments Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Term loan, additional borrowing capacity under accordion feature		$ 500,000,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Secured borrowings \| JPP LLC and JPP II, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Mr. Tisch \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 20,000,000