CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Merchandise sales	$ 1,643,948	$ 1,642,757	$ 1,598,168
Service revenue	446,782	420,870	390,473
Total revenues	2,090,730	2,063,627	1,988,641
Costs of merchandise sales	1,159,994	1,154,322	1,110,380
Costs of service revenue	439,236	399,776	355,909
Total costs of revenues	1,599,230	1,554,098	1,466,289
Gross profit from merchandise sales	483,954	488,435	487,788
Gross profit from service revenue	7,546	21,094	34,564
Total gross profit	491,500	509,529	522,352
Selling, general and administrative expenses	463,416	443,986	442,239
Pension settlement expense	17,753
Net gain from disposition of assets	1,323	27	2,467
Operating profit	11,654	65,570	82,580
Merger termination fees, net	42,816
Non-operating income	2,012	2,324	2,609
Interest expense	33,982	26,306	26,745
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	22,500	41,588	58,444
Income tax expense	9,345	12,460	21,273
Earnings from continuing operations before discontinued operations	13,155	29,128	37,171
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $(186), $(121) and $(291)	(345)	(225)	(540)
Net earnings	12,810	28,903	36,631
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations before discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.55	$ 0.71
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.70
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations before discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.70
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			$ (0.01)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.69
Other comprehensive income:
Defined benefit plan adjustment, net of tax	9,696	(3,120)	582
Derivative financial instruments adjustment, net of tax	6,973	2,499	81
Other comprehensive income	16,669	(621)	663
Total comprehensive income	$ 29,479	$ 28,282	$ 37,294