Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Business Segment Information

		Famous		Wholesale		Specialty
($ thousands)		Footwear		Operations		Retail		Other		Total
Thirteen Weeks Ended October 27, 2012
External sales	$	436,812	$	232,555	$	62,802	$	–	$	732,169
Intersegment sales		505		59,714		–		–		60,219
Operating earnings (loss)		35,525		15,397		1,771		(11,570)		41,123
Operating segment assets		462,904		498,839		59,805		142,556		1,164,104
Thirteen Weeks Ended October 29, 2011
External sales	$	416,243	$	233,590	$	63,955	$	–	$	713,788
Intersegment sales		485		54,177		–		–		54,662
Operating earnings (loss)		28,374		9,558		53		(5,624)		32,361
Operating segment assets		474,617		573,235		62,502		117,404		1,227,758
Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 27, 2012
External sales	$	1,134,237	$	650,724	$	172,928	$	–	$	1,957,889
Intersegment sales		1,529		167,231		–		–		168,760
Operating earnings (loss)		74,365		14,828		(7,551)		(30,539)		51,103
Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2011
External sales	$	1,103,900	$	665,771	$	184,262	$	–	$	1,953,933
Intersegment sales		1,285		138,911		–		–		140,196
Operating earnings (loss)		54,651		18,502		(6,703)		(23,007)		43,443

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

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	October 27,		October 29,		October 27,		October 29,
($ thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating earnings	$	41,123	$	32,361	$	51,103	$	43,443
Interest expense		(5,513)		(6,685)		(17,428)		(19,903)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		–		–		–		(1,003)
Interest income		76		98		236		248
Earnings before income taxes from continuing operations	$	35,686	$	25,774	$	33,911	$	22,785