Debt to EBITDA ratio required for unlimited investments and restricted payments

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA

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Line of Credit Financial Covenant Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Maximum Current Rate

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-SubTopic 10

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred in the modification of term of existing debt agreement in order for the entity to achieve some advantage.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-term Debt Long-term debt (Revolving Facility and Letters of Credit (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 01, 2014	Aug. 02, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings from Revolving Facility	$ 5,000,000	$ 290,000,000	$ 0
Repayments on Revolving Facility	(5,000,000)	(290,000,000)	0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Expiring July 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.30%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1.75
Line of Credit Financial Covenant, Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA	4.00
Debt to EBITDA ratio required for unlimited investments and restricted payments	3.00
Line of Credit Financial Covenant Ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Maximum Current Rate	3.00
Borrowings from Revolving Facility				290,000,000
Repayments on Revolving Facility				(290,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period				140,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Expiring July 2019 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
Borrowings from Revolving Facility					5,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period					5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs	5,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 19,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Expiring July 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	1.50%