Represents the period for sufficient evidence on projected pretax income in next twelve months.

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- Definition

Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings Amount.

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- Definition

Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to repatriation of foreign earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 12

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319

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INCOME TAXES (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details 5) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 02, 2014
Valuation allowance disclosures
Cash repatriated	$ 27,000,000hds_RepatriationOfForeignEarningsAmount
Income tax expense	0
U.S.
Valuation allowance disclosures
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	1,013,000	1,013,000	434,000,000
Period for sufficient positive evidence on projected pretax income		12 months
U.S. \| Continuing Operations
Valuation allowance disclosures
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	27,000,000	27,000,000	447,000,000	115,000,000
U.S. \| Discontinued Operations
Valuation allowance disclosures
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 13,000,000	$ 2,000,000