Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Receivables, allowances	$ 23,397	$ 25,851
Inventories, adjustment to last-in, first-out cost	$ 4,395	$ 5,006
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized	42,896,363	41,970,687
Treasury stock, shares	3,190,432	4,116,108