Short-Term Investments

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Unrealized Gains Losses Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-Term Investments

At January 28, 2012, the Company's investment portfolio was primarily invested in variable rate demand notes and governmental debt securities held in managed funds. These securities are classified as available-for-sale as they are highly liquid and are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and temporary losses reported net of taxes in accumulated other comprehensive income.

      The table below reflects gross accumulated unrealized gains (losses) in short-term investments at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011.

			January 28, 2012						January 29, 2011
				Unrealized		Estimated				Unrealized		Estimated
Security Type:		Cost		Gain/(Loss)		Fair Value		Cost		Gain/(Loss)		Fair Value
Debt securities issued by various
	states of the United States
	and political subdivisions of
	the states:
	With unrealized gain	$	166,725	$	1,032	$	167,757	$	79,461	$	309	$	79,770
	With unrealized (loss)		10,294		(12)		10,282		67,822		(484)		67,338
Corporate debt securities:
	With unrealized gain		25,968		187		26,155		29,996		274		30,270
	With unrealized loss		1,584		(7)		1,577		4,027		(10)		4,017
Total		$	204,571	$	1,200	$	205,771	$	181,306	$	89	$	181,395

##RE

Additionally, the Company had $2.0 and $2.4 millioninvested in privately managed investment funds and other miscellaneous equities at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively, which are reported within other noncurrent assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Accumulated other comprehensive income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflects the accumulated unrealized net gains in short-term investments in addition to unrealized gains from equity investments and restricted cash investments. The table below reflects gross accumulated unrealized gains in these investments at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011.

	January 28, 2012						January 29, 2011
			Deferred		Unrealized				Deferred		Unrealized
	Unrealized		Tax		Net Gain/		Unrealized		Tax		Net Gain/
Security Type	Gain/(Loss)		Benefit		(Loss)		Gain/(Loss)		Benefit		(Loss)
Short-Term Investments	$	1,200	$	(451)	$	749	$	89	$	(32)	$	57
Equity Investments		300		(113)		187		344		(125)		219
Total	$	1,500	$	(564)	$	936	$	433	$	(157)	$	276

##RE

As disclosed in Note 3, the Company had realized gains of $240,000 in fiscal 2011, realized gains of $78,000 in fiscal 2010 and realized gains of $13,000 in fiscal 2009 relating to sales of debt and equity securities.