ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012 item	Jan. 28, 2012 Seattle-Tacoma Washington item	Jan. 28, 2012 Houston, Texas item	Jan. 28, 2012 Acquisitions item	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Trade names	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Favorable and unfavorable leases	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Favorable and unfavorable leases Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Favorable and unfavorable leases Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Favorable leases	Feb. 02, 2013 Acquisitions Unfavorable leases	Jan. 28, 2012 Tire Stores Group Holding Corporation item
ACQUISITIONS
Number of acquisitions	3
ACQUISITIONS
Number of service and tire centers acquired		7	7								85
Estimated annual pre-acquisition sales				$ 94,700,000
Purchase price recognized				42,614,000
Costs related to acquisitions				1,500,000
Allocation of purchase price
Current assets				11,421,000
Intangible assets				950,000	600,000				300,000
Other non-current assets				9,149,000
Current liabilities				(13,817,000)
Long-term liabilities				(9,458,000)						(9,100,000)
Total net identifiable assets acquired				(1,755,000)
Calculation of consideration transferred net of assets taken over
Total consideration transferred, net of cash acquired				42,614,000
Less: total net identifiable assets acquired				(1,755,000)
Goodwill				44,369,000
Estimated useful life of intangible assets					3 years		2 years	16 years
Amortization expense for favorable and unfavorable leases
Year one						600,000
Year two						600,000
Year three						600,000
Year four						600,000
Deferred tax assets				6,800,000
Sales from acquisition date				63,900,000
Net loss from acquisition date				(2,000,000)
Reduction to the contingent consideration				$ 700,000
The number of acquisitions with contingent consideration adjustment				1