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Leases

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

12. Leases:

The Company has operating lease arrangements for store facilities and equipment. Facility leases generally are at a fixed rate for periods of five years with renewal options. For leases with landlord capital improvement funding, the funded amount is recorded as a deferred liability and amortized over the term of the lease as a reduction to rent expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Equipment leases are generally for one to three year periods.

The minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases are (in thousands):

Fiscal Year

2012	$	60,634
2013		42,804
2014		26,777
2015		18,202
2016		9,977
Thereafter		1,184

Total minimum lease payments	$	159,578

The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense for all leases (in thousands):

	January 28,		January 29,		January 30,
Fiscal Year Ended	2012		2011		2010

Minimum rentals	$	56,671	$	53,680	$	51,978
Contingent rent		28		30		25

Total rental expense	$	56,699	$	53,710	$	52,003

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The entire disclosure for operating leases of a lessor. This may inlcude a general description of lessor's leasing arrangements for operating leases, including the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions.

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