Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Business Segment Information

	Famous		Wholesale		Specialty
($ thousands)	Footwear		Operations		Retail			Other		Total
Fiscal 2012
External sales	$	1,514,349	$	845,176	$	238,540	$	–	$	2,598,065
Intersegment sales		2,311		229,206		–		–		231,517
Depreciation and amortization		22,819		13,688		2,991		17,846		57,344
Operating earnings (loss)		94,096		17,581		(8,850)		(41,220)		61,607
Operating segment assets		472,180		506,523		59,475		133,081		1,171,259
Purchases of property and equipment		34,931		8,969		6,716		5,185		55,801
Capitalized software		–		3		–		7,925		7,928
Fiscal 2011
External sales	$	1,456,314	$	870,873	$	255,637	$	–	$	2,582,824
Intersegment sales		2,156		211,631		–		–		213,787
Depreciation and amortization		26,116		15,521		3,517		16,295		61,449
Operating earnings (loss)		62,515		16,739		(7,627)		(36,077)		35,550
Operating segment assets		435,344		595,355		56,151		140,626		1,227,476
Purchases of property and equipment		16,272		5,991		3,901		1,693		27,857
Capitalized software		273		15		–		10,419		10,707
Fiscal 2010
External sales	$	1,486,538	$	754,389	$	263,164	$	–	$	2,504,091
Intersegment sales		1,939		192,157		–		–		194,096
Depreciation and amortization		26,017		9,410		3,852		13,238		52,517
Operating earnings (loss)		90,419		32,227		(5,970)		(44,012)		72,664
Operating segment assets		473,098		401,700		56,941		216,304		1,148,043
Purchases of property and equipment		22,066		2,619		2,730		3,366		30,781
Capitalized software		253		–		–		23,793		24,046

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

($ thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Operating earnings	$	61,607	$	35,550	$	72,664
Interest expense		(23,382)		(26,141)		(19,647)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		–		(1,003)		–
Interest income		322		644		203
Earnings before income taxes from continuing operations	$	38,547	$	9,050	$	53,220

Summary Of Net Sales And Long-lived Assets By Geographical Area

($ thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Net Sales
United States	$	2,295,739	$	2,259,907	$	2,179,658
Far East		233,843		215,263		217,346
Canada		68,483		107,654		107,087
Total net sales	$	2,598,065	$	2,582,824	$	2,504,091
Long-Lived Assets
United States	$	381,459	$	396,412	$	331,092
Far East		9,478		10,632		3,749
Canada		7,824		5,223		4,888
Latin America, Europe and other		70		71		33
Total long-lived assets	$	398,831	$	412,338	$	339,762