Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Deferred Cash Received From Vendors [Table Text Block]

Our deferred cash received from vendors included in inventory was as follows:



(In thousands)	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Deferred cash received from vendors	$	5,311	$	7,247

Advertising Costs Charged To Expense [Table Text Block]

We continually track our subsequent sales realization, compile customer feedback for indications of future performance, reassess the marketplace, compare our findings to our previous estimate, and adjust our amortization accordingly.



	Year Ended
(In thousands)	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
Advertising costs charged to expense	$	61,345	$	68,100	$	66,533

Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreements [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our split-dollar life insurance agreements is as follows:



(In thousands)	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Net cash surrender value of split-dollar life insurance agreements⁽¹⁾	$	36,650	$	39,981
Liability for benefits payable under split-dollar life insurance agreements⁽²⁾	12,618		12,096


(1)	Included in “Prepayments and other” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.


(2)	Included in “Accrued expenses” and “Other non-current liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.