Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Income Statement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Jul. 31, 2010	May 01, 2010	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Revenue, Net	$ 673,153,000	$ 486,784,000	$ 446,041,000	$ 467,377,000	$ 621,498,000	$ 450,577,000	$ 407,277,000	$ 426,462,000	$ 2,073,355,000	$ 1,905,814,000	$ 1,721,066,000
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									1,318,894,000	1,227,490,000	1,175,088,000
Gross profit	250,347,000	175,968,000	149,832,000	178,314,000	226,778,000	164,323,000	130,017,000	157,206,000	754,461,000	678,324,000	545,978,000
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									483,823,000	461,073,000	409,198,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									(308,000)	18,000,000	9,943,000
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									270,946,000	199,251,000	126,837,000
Interest expense									(35,804,000)	(59,493,000)	(53,222,000)
INTEREST INCOME									(12,000)	(16,000)	(484,000)
Income (loss) in subsidiary									0	0	0
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									(411,000)	(1,968,000)	(2,444,000)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									235,565,000	141,742,000	76,543,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									94,868,000	14,354,000	1,236,000
NET INCOME (LOSS)	60,394,000	32,670,000	12,620,000	35,013,000	48,412,000	26,301,000	22,114,000	30,561,000	140,697,000	127,388,000	75,307,000
Foreign currency translation									(7,000)	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									140,690,000	127,388,000	75,307,000
Parent Company [Member]
Revenue, Net									0	0	0
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									1,689,000	2,984,000	19,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									0	0	0
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									(1,689,000)	(2,984,000)	(19,000)
Interest expense									0	0	0
INTEREST INCOME									0	0	0
Income (loss) in subsidiary									(141,467,000)	(129,939,000)	(75,324,000)
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									0	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									139,778,000	126,955,000	75,305,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									(912,000)	(433,000)	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)									140,690,000	127,388,000	75,305,000
Foreign currency translation									0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									140,690,000	127,388,000	75,305,000
Debt Instrument Issuer [Member]
Revenue, Net									2,067,447,000	1,905,814,000	1,721,066,000
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									1,312,758,000	1,227,490,000	1,175,088,000
Gross profit									754,689,000	678,324,000	545,978,000
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									478,487,000	458,428,000	409,414,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									258,000	17,997,000	9,943,000
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									275,944,000	201,899,000	126,621,000
Interest expense									(35,804,000)	(30,510,000)	(9,726,000)
INTEREST INCOME									(127,000)	(16,000)	(484,000)
Income (loss) in subsidiary									3,020,000	(316,000)	(302,000)
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									0	(1,968,000)	(2,444,000)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									237,247,000	173,689,000	120,125,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									96,062,000	19,947,000	1,457,000
NET INCOME (LOSS)									141,185,000	153,742,000	118,668,000
Foreign currency translation									0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									141,185,000	153,742,000	118,668,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue, Net									0	0	0
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									(282,000)	(316,000)	(302,000)
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									0	0	0
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									282,000	316,000	302,000
Interest expense									0	0	0
INTEREST INCOME									0	0	0
Income (loss) in subsidiary									0	0	0
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									0	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									282,000	316,000	302,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)									282,000	316,000	302,000
Foreign currency translation									0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									282,000	316,000	302,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue, Net									5,908,000	0	0
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									6,136,000	0	0
Gross profit									(228,000)	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									3,929,000	(23,000)	67,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									(566,000)	3,000	2,000
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									(3,591,000)	20,000	(69,000)
Interest expense									(115,000)	(28,983,000)	(43,496,000)
INTEREST INCOME									0	0	0
Income (loss) in subsidiary									(141,185,000)	(153,742,000)	(118,668,000)
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									(411,000)	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									137,890,000	124,779,000	75,103,000
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									(282,000)	(5,160,000)	(221,000)
NET INCOME (LOSS)									138,172,000	129,939,000	75,324,000
Foreign currency translation									(7,000)	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									138,165,000	129,939,000	75,324,000
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Revenue, Net									0	0	0
COST OF GOODS SOLD, BUYING, AND OCCUPANCY COSTS									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net									0	0	(2,000)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)									0	0	2,000
Interest expense									(115,000)	0	0
INTEREST INCOME									(115,000)	0	0
Income (loss) in subsidiary									279,632,000	283,997,000	194,294,000
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET									0	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES									(279,632,000)	(283,997,000)	(194,292,000)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)									0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)									(279,632,000)	(283,997,000)	(194,292,000)
Foreign currency translation									0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME									$ (279,632,000)	$ (283,997,000)	$ (194,292,000)