Leases

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

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Leases

11.  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
2013	$	62,637
2014		43,100
2015		31,685
2016		21,272
2017		12,324
Thereafter		11,922
Total minimum lease payments	$	182,940
The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense for all leases (in thousands):
	February 2, 2013		January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Fiscal Year Ended
Minimum rentals	$	59,887	$	56,671	$	53,680
Contingent rent		16		28		30
Total rental expense	$	59,903	$	56,699	$	53,710