Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Business Segment Information

		Famous		Wholesale			Specialty
($ thousands)		Footwear		Operations			Retail			Other			Total
Thirteen Weeks Ended July 28, 2012
External sales	$	350,318	$	194,966		$	53,995		$	–		$	599,279
Intersegment sales		466		55,941			–			–			56,407
Operating earnings (loss)		20,539		(2,548	)		(5,795	)		(10,911	)		1,285
Operating segment assets		512,892		552,691			48,568			140,023			1,254,174
Thirteen Weeks Ended July 30, 2011
External sales	$	344,930	$	215,117		$	60,543		$	–		$	620,590
Intersegment sales		400		54,426			–			–			54,826
Operating earnings (loss)		7,495		2,925			(3,012	)		(8,406	)		(998	)
Operating segment assets		527,195		629,116			54,262			140,350			1,350,923
Twenty-six Weeks Ended July 28, 2012
External sales	$	697,425	$	418,169		$	110,126		$	–		$	1,225,720
Intersegment sales		1,024		107,517			–			–			108,541
Operating earnings (loss)		38,840		(569	)		(9,322	)		(18,969	)		9,980
Twenty-six Weeks Ended July 30, 2011
External sales	$	687,657	$	432,181		$	120,307		$	–		$	1,240,145
Intersegment sales		801		93,926			–			–			94,727
Operating earnings (loss)		26,277		8,944			(6,756	)		(17,383	)		11,082

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Operating Earnings Before Income Taxes From Continuing Operations

		Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-six Weeks Ended
		July 28,			July 30,			July 28,			July 30,
($ thousands)		2012			2011			2012			2011
Operating earnings (loss)	$	1,285		$	(998	)	$	9,980		$	11,082
Interest expense		(5,758	)		(6,520	)		(11,915	)		(13,218	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		–			(1,003	)		–			(1,003	)
Interest income		77			65			160			150
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations	$	(4,396	)	$	(8,456	)	$	(1,775	)	$	(2,989	)