Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	October 27,		October 29,		October 27,		October 29,
($ thousands, except per share amounts)		2012		2011		2012		2011
NUMERATOR
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	24,287	$	17,594	$	23,201	$	15,491
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		5		39		251		245
Net earnings allocated to participating securities		(1,212)		(801)		(1,166)		(677)
Net earnings from continuing operations		23,080		16,832		22,286		15,059
Net earnings from discontinued operations		–		16,099		–		17,075
Net earnings allocated to participating securities		–		(732)		–		(718)
Net earnings from discontinued operations		–		15,367		–		16,357
Net earnings attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. after allocation of earnings to participating securities	$	23,080	$	32,199	$	22,286	$	31,416
DENOMINATOR
Denominator for basic continuing and discontinued earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders		40,745		40,079		40,618		41,469
Dilutive effect of share-based awards		190		531		103		536
Denominator for diluted continuing and discontinued earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders		40,935		40,610		40,721		42,005
Basic earnings per common share:
From continuing operations	$	0.57	$	0.42	$	0.55	$	0.36
From discontinued operations		–		0.38		–		0.40
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders	$	0.57	$	0.80	$	0.55	$	0.76
Diluted earnings per common share:
From continuing operations	$	0.56	$	0.41	$	0.55	$	0.36
From discontinued operations		–		0.38		–		0.39
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders	$	0.56	$	0.79	$	0.55	$	0.75