FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	February 2, 2013
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Balance		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Other assets:
Securities held in grantor trust for deferred compensation plans (1)(2)	$	18,498	$	18,498	$	-	$	-
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Deferred non-employee director equity compensation plan liability (2)	$	253	$	253	$	-	$	-

	January 28, 2012
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Balance		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Other assets:
Securities held in grantor trust for deferred compensation plans (1)(2)	$	17,087	$	17,087	$	-	$	-
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Deferred non-employee director equity compensation plan liability (2)	$	169	$	169	$	-	$	-

(1) The Company has recorded in other long-term liabilities amounts related to these assets for the amount due to participants corresponding in value to the securities held in the grantor trust.

(2) Using the market approach,the fair values of these items represent quoted market prices multiplied by the quantities held.  Net gains and losses related to the changes in fair value in the assets and liabilities under the various deferred compensation plans are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and were nil during 2012 and 2011.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

	February 2, 2013
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Balance		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Store property, equipment and leasehold improvements (3)	$	3,024	$	-	$	-	$	3,024

	January 28, 2012
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Balance		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Store property, equipment and leasehold improvements (3)	$	5,026	$	-	$	-	$	5,026

(3) In accordance with ASC No. 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, using an undiscounted cash flow model, the Company identified certain stores whose cash flow trends indicated that the carrying value of store property, equipment and leasehold improvements may not be fully recoverable and determined that impairment charges were necessary for the current year.  The Company uses a discounted cash flow

model to determine the fair value of its impaired assets. Key assumptions in determining future cash flows include, among other things, expected future operating performance and changes in economic conditions.  Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $4.0 million in 2012 and $5.5 million in 2011 were written down to their estimated fair value of $3.0 million in 2012 and $5.0 million in 2011, resulting in impairment charges of approximately $1.0 million during 2012 and $0.5 million during 2011.