Property and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Property and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net, consisted of:



	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
	(in thousands)
Building improvements	$	2,816		$	2,816
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, software	241,945			218,091
Leaseholds and improvements	262,320			224,914
Construction in process	14,505			2,288
Other	274			—
Total	521,860			448,109
Less: accumulated depreciation	(294,554		)	(236,790		)
Property and equipment, net	$	227,306		$	211,319

Depreciation expense totaled $63.0 million, $61.4 million, and $64.7 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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