STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Mar. 20, 2013	Jun. 11, 2012	Apr. 28, 2012
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]
Deferred compensation plan	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Percentage increase in quarterly dividend (in hundredths)					11.00%
Quarterly dividend rate (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1					$ 0.09
Dividends Payable, Date Declared	Feb. 22, 2013
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.1
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Mar. 20, 2013
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Mar. 05, 2013
Stock repurchase program, maximum authorized amount	200,000,000
Dividend payments	11,995,000	11,033,000	9,450,000
Sources of funds for stock repurchase [Line Items]
Shares repurchased	61,600	109,985,000	31,891,000
Amount available for stock repurchase	99,900,000
Treasury Stock [Member]
Sources of funds for stock repurchase [Line Items]
Shares repurchased	61,600	109,985,000	31,891,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)	4,400	6,819,000	2,437,000
Treasury stock retired (in shares)	4,400	27,327,000
Retirement of treasury stock	61,600	429,339,000
Stock options, SARs and other equity grants [Member]
Sources of funds for stock repurchase [Line Items]
Shares repurchased		10,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)		700,000
Amount available for stock repurchase	24,200,000
Cash and other liquidity sources [Member]
Sources of funds for stock repurchase [Line Items]
Shares repurchased		$ 100,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)		6,100,000