Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Non redeemable preferred stock

Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock

	Shares Authorized		Number of Shares			Amounts in Thousands									Common Convertible Ratio		No. of Votes per share
Class (In order of preference)*			2014	2013	2012	2014			2013			2012
Subordinated Serial Preferred (Cumulative)
Aggregate	3,000,000	**	—	—	—	—			—			—			N/A		N/A
$2.30 Series 1	64,368		—	16,203	30,368	$	—		$	648		$	1,215		.83		1
$4.75 Series 3	40,449		—	7,398	11,643	—			740			1,164			2.11		2
$4.75 Series 4	53,764		—	3,247	3,397	—			325			340			1.52		1
Series 6	800,000		—	—	—	—			—			—					100
$1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred	5,000,000		—	30,067	30,067	—			902			902					1
			—	56,915	75,475	—			2,615			3,621
Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred	5,000,000		46,069	46,852	47,922	1,382			1,405			1,437			1.00	***	1
Stated Value of Issued Shares						1,382			4,020			5,058
Employees’ Preferred Stock Purchase Accounts						(77		)	(96		)	(101		)
Total Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock						$	1,305		$	3,924		$	4,957

*    In order of preference for liquidation and dividends.

** The Company’s charter permits the board of directors to issue Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock in as many series, each with as many shares and such rights and preferences as the board may designate.

***    Also convertible into one share of $1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Preferred stock transactions

Preferred Stock Transactions

In thousands	Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock			Non-Redeemable Employees’ Preferred Stock			Employees’ Preferred Stock Purchase Accounts			Total Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock
Balance January 29, 2011	$	3,816		$	1,476		$	(109	)	$	5,183
Other	(195		)	(39		)	8			(226		)
Balance January 28, 2012	3,621			1,437			(101		)	4,957
Other	(1,006		)	(32		)	5			(1,033		)
Balance February 2, 2013	2,615			1,405			(96		)	3,924
Preferred stock redemptions	(1,462		)	—			—			(1,462		)
Other stock conversions	(1,153		)	(23		)	19			(1,157		)
Balance February 1, 2014	$	—		$	1,382		(77		)	$	1,305

Changes in shares of company's capital stock

Changes in the Shares of the Company’s Capital Stock

	Common Stock		Non- Redeemable Preferred Stock		Employees’ Preferred Stock
Issued at January 29, 2011	24,162,634		79,306		49,192
Exercise of options	390,357		—		—
Issue restricted stock	304,050		—		—
Issue shares—Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,717		—		—
Shares repurchased	0		—		—
Other	(101,932	)	(3,831	)	(1,270	)
Issued at January 28, 2012	24,757,826		75,475		47,922
Exercise of options	223,618		—		—
Issue restricted stock	204,456		—		—
Issue shares—Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,463		—		—
Shares repurchased	(645,904	)	—		—
Other	(57,544	)	(18,560	)	(1,070	)
Issued at February 2, 2013	24,484,915		56,915		46,852
Exercise of options	130,051		—		—
Issue restricted stock	213,827		—		—
Issue shares—Employee Stock Purchase Plan	3,146		—		—
Shares repurchased	(337,665	)	—		—
Other	(86,550	)	(56,915	)	(783	)
Issued at February 1, 2014	24,407,724		—		46,069
Less shares repurchased and held in treasury	488,464		—		—
Outstanding at February 1, 2014	23,919,260		—		46,069