Income Tax Paragraph - (Details) (USD $)					12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010	Feb. 02, 2013 DomesticCountryMember	Jan. 28, 2012 DomesticCountryMember	Jan. 29, 2011 DomesticCountryMember
IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems
Unrecogmized Tax Benefit	$ 8,892,000	$ 8,689,000	$ 8,343,000	$ 10,331,000	$ 8,900,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefit That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate					6,200,000
Accrued Interest and Tax Penalties Related To Uncertain Tax Positions					5,000,000	4,700,000	5,000,000
Interest and Tax Penalties Related To Uncertain Tax Positions Included In Income Tax Expense					$ 899,000	$ 956,000	$ 760,000

This element represents the total of accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties.

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This element represents the total of interest expense recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties in the period in which the entity claims or expects to claim a tax position, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties.

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