STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-based compensation expense by type of grant

Stock-based compensation expense by type of grant for each period presented was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Fiscal Year
	2016			2015			2014
Stock options and SARs	$	—		$	30		$	703
Non-vested stock	6,676			7,171			5,034
Performance shares	2,785			5,193			3,927
Total stock-based compensation expense	9,461			12,394			9,664
Related tax benefit	(3,557		)	(4,660		)	(3,634		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	5,904		$	7,734		$	6,030

Stock appreciation rights

The following table summarizes SARs activity during 2016: 

	Number of Outstanding Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, vested and exercisable at January 30, 2016	224,400		$	17.16
Forfeited	(46,500	)	15.14
Outstanding, vested and exercisable at January 28, 2017	177,900		$	17.69	0.8	$	—

Non-vested stock

The following table summarizes non-vested stock activity during 2016:

Non-vested Stock	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 30, 2016	894,526		$	20.20
Granted	1,411,947		6.75
Vested	(384,756	)	19.04
Forfeited	(325,307	)	12.18
Outstanding at January 28, 2017	1,596,410		10.22

Performance shares

The following table summarizes information about the performance shares that were outstanding at January 28, 2017:

Period Granted	Target Shares Outstanding at Beginning of Year	Target Shares Granted	Target Shares Vested		Target Shares Forfeited		Target Shares Outstanding at End of Year	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
2015	223,876	—	(6,983	)	(58,403	)	158,490	$	28.33
2016	—	451,680	(5,168	)	(116,279	)	330,233	8.69
Total	223,876	451,680	(12,151	)	(174,682	)	488,723