OPERATING LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Minimum rental commitments on long-term, non-cancelable operating leases at January 28, 2017, are as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal Year	Commitments		Sublease Income			Net Minimum Lease Commitments
2017	$	93,607	$	(1,365	)	$	92,242
2018	83,883		(1,447		)	82,436
2019	69,065		(1,447		)	67,618
2020	60,474		(1,492		)	58,982
2021	50,097		(1,582		)	48,515
Thereafter	136,632		(2,636		)	133,996
Total	$	493,758	$	(9,969	)	$	483,789

Rental expense for operating leases, net of sublease income, consisted of the following for each period presented (in thousands):



	Fiscal Year
	2016			2015			2014
Minimum rentals	$	85,538		$	84,170		$	77,141
Contingent rentals	2,365			3,067			3,642
Sublease income	(1,436		)	(5		)	(6		)
Total	$	86,467		$	87,232		$	80,777

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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