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Comprehensive Income
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Comprehensive Income
4.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income includes changes in equity related to foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains or losses from derivatives used for hedging activities and pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation from net earnings to comprehensive income for the periods ended January 28, 2011, January 29, 2010 and January 30, 2009:
               
($ thousands)
    
2011
  
2010
  
2009
  
Net earnings
    
$
24,390
  
$
37,060
  
$
10,443
  
                       
Other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI"), net of tax:
                      
   Foreign currency translation adjustment
      
207
    
2,150
    
3,437
  
   Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, net of tax of $1,555, $2,197 and $2,485 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively
      
2,941
    
3,433
    
3,509
  
   Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax of $139, $63 and $481 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively
      
343
    
171
    
(1,146
)
   Net loss from derivatives reclassified into earnings, net of tax of $22, $124 and $82 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively
      
44
    
233
    
161
  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax      
3,535
    
5,987
    
5,961
  
Comprehensive income
    
 
27,925
  
 
43,047
  
 
16,404
  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests
      
(160
)
  
(150
)
  
946
  
Comprehensive income attributable to  Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    
$
28,085
  
$
43,197
  
$
15,458
  

The following table sets forth the balance in accumulated other comprehensive income for the Company at January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010:
             
($ thousands)
2011
  
2010
  
2009
  
Foreign currency translation gains
$
6,449
  
$
6,281
  
$
4,154
  
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax
  
74
    
(313
)
  
(717
)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax
  
3,114
    
173
    
(3,260
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
9,637
  
$
6,141
  
$
177
  

See additional information related to derivative financial instruments in Note 1, Note 13 and Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements and additional information related to pension and other postretirement benefits in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.