GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2017	Aug. 03, 2015
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument collateral percentage of outstanding common stock	100.00%
Senior Secured Note
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.625%
Debt instrument, maturity year	2018
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 303,000,000	$ 1,000

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Maturity Year

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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