BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Business Combinations Details 2
Revenue	$ 1,595,696	$ 1,643,477
Earnings	$ (44,065)	$ (4,166)
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$ (1.20)	$ (0.11)

The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65885119&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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