Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,225,572	$ 1,218,037	$ 2,536,910	$ 2,512,518
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation expense shown separately below)	746,117	740,202	1,540,826	1,522,235
Gross margin	479,455	477,835	996,084	990,283
Selling and administrative expenses	418,495	412,220	850,962	830,538
Depreciation expense	28,149	26,271	55,619	51,559
Operating profit	32,811	39,344	89,503	108,186
Interest expense	(733)	(895)	(1,459)	(1,231)
Other income (expense)	(118)	(38)	(264)	(1)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	31,960	38,411	87,780	106,954
Income tax expense	13,835	16,321	37,322	44,084
Income from continuing operations	18,125	22,090	50,458	62,870
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $1, $(10), $0 and $(32), respectively	1	(15)	1	(49)
Net income	$ 18,126	$ 22,075	$ 50,459	$ 62,821
Earnings per common share - basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 0.88	$ 1.01
Discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 0.88	$ 1.01
Earnings per common share - diluted:
Continuing operations	$ 0.31	$ 0.36	$ 0.87	$ 1.00
Discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Earnings per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.36	$ 0.87	$ 1.00
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	57,382	60,466	57,344	62,292
Dilutive effect of share-based awards	542	531	540	779
Diluted	57,924	60,997	57,884	63,071