EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																									12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum	Jan. 28, 2012 Minimum	Jan. 29, 2011 Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Maximum	Jan. 28, 2012 Maximum	Jan. 29, 2011 Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Options	Jan. 28, 2012 Options	Jan. 29, 2011 Options	Feb. 02, 2013 Options Non-officer	Feb. 02, 2013 Options Non-officer Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Options Non-officer Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 RSUs	Jan. 28, 2012 RSUs	Jan. 29, 2011 RSUs	Feb. 02, 2013 RSUs Non-officer	Feb. 02, 2013 RSUs Non-officer Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 RSUs Non-officer Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Performance Based Awards	Jan. 28, 2012 Performance Based Awards	Feb. 02, 2013 Performance Based Awards Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Performance Based Awards Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Market Based Awards	Jan. 28, 2012 Market Based Awards	Feb. 02, 2013 Market Based Awards Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Market Based Awards Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Employee stock purchase plan	Jan. 28, 2012 Employee stock purchase plan	Jun. 30, 2009 2009 Plan	Feb. 02, 2013 2009 Plan	Feb. 02, 2013 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan	Feb. 02, 2013 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan RSUs item	Feb. 02, 2013 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan RSUs Officer	Jan. 28, 2012 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan RSUs Officer	Feb. 02, 2013 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan RSUs Non-employee director	Jan. 28, 2012 Non-qualified deferred compensation plan RSUs Non-employee director	Feb. 02, 2013 1990 Plan
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
Additional number of shares available for issuance																																1,500,000
Number of awards outstanding (in shares)										1,678,593	2,008,430																						2,751,725
Number of shares available for grant																														1,916,178			984,840							0
Period for vesting of shares from grant date													3 years						3 years
Vesting period	3 years													3 years	4 years					3 years	4 years														3 years	3 years		1 year
Expiration term for options granted prior to March 3, 2004										10 years
Expiration term for options granted on or after March 3, 2004										7 years
Percentage of officer deferred bonus which is matched with Company stock	20.00%																																	20.00%
Employer matching ratio	1.00																																	1.00
Ratio of vesting on each anniversary (as a percent)																																			33.33%
Number of grant date anniversaries																																			3
Minimum exercise price as a percentage of quoted market price of the common stock on the grant date																																	100.00%
Shares
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)										2,008,430
Granted (in shares)										287,574
Exercised (in shares)										(274,769)
Forfeited (in shares)										(55,283)
Expired (in shares)										(287,359)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)										1,678,593	2,008,430																						2,751,725
Vested and expected to vest options at the end of the period (in shares)										1,630,311
Options exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)										1,153,837
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)										$ 8.97
Granted (in dollars per share)										$ 9.97
Exercised (in dollars per share)										$ 7.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share)										$ 11.32
Expired (in dollars per share)										$ 15.89
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)										$ 8.20	$ 8.97
Vested and expected to vest options at the end of the period (in dollars per share)										$ 8.15
Options exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)										$ 7.07
Information about options
Weighted average fair value at grant date per option (in dollars per share)										$ 4.65	$ 5.38	$ 4.28
Intrinsic value of options exercised (in dollars)										$ 874,000	$ 202,000	$ 609,000
Additional disclosures
Aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options (in dollars)										5,500,000
Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options (in dollars)										5,200,000
Aggregate intrinsic value of expected to vest options (in dollars)										300,000
Weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding options										4 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term of exercisable options										3 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term of expected to vest options										7 years 4 months 24 days
Unrecognized compensation expense
Total unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost related to non-vested stock options (in dollars)										1,700,000
Weighted-average period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense										1 year 6 months						1 year 3 months 18 days
Number of RSUs
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in shares)																626,747
Granted (in shares)																319,081						106,000	95,000			53,000	48,000										50,000	33,000	42,000
Forfeited (in shares)																(78,737)
Vested (in shares)																(70,491)
Nonvested at the end of the period (in shares)																796,600	626,747
Weighted Average Fair Value
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)																$ 9.93						$ 12.48				$ 14.73										$ 13.68		$ 10.67
Granted (in dollars per share)																$ 9.48	$ 10.45	$ 9.32
Forfeited (in dollars per share)																$ 9.89
Vested (in dollars per share)																$ 10.90
Nonvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)																$ 9.67	$ 9.93					$ 9.98	$ 12.48			$ 7.96	$ 14.73										$ 13.68	$ 9.98	$ 10.67
Information about RSUs
Weighted average fair value at grant date per unit (in dollars per share)																$ 9.48	$ 10.45	$ 9.32
Fair value at vesting date (in dollars)																768,000	1,498,000	1,861,000
Intrinsic value at conversion date (in dollars)																218,000	896,000	809,000
Tax benefits realized from conversions (in dollars)																82,000	336,000	301,000
Total unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs																2,000,000
Compensation expense
Compensation expense recognized (in dollars)										1,100,000	1,300,000	1,400,000				200,000	1,900,000	2,100,000
Tax benefits realized from compensation expenses (in dollars)	$ 400,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,300,000
Weighted-average assumptions used for estimated fair value of stock options using Black-Scholes option pricing model
Dividend yield (as a percent)	0.00%	1.00%	1.35%
Expected volatility (as a percent)	58.00%	58.00%	56.00%
Risk-free interest rate range, high (as a percent)	0.60%	1.90%	2.00%
Risk-free interest rate range, low (as a percent)	0.50%	1.60%	0.90%
Expected life in years				4 years	4 years	4 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Additional disclosures
Period to satisfy targeted total shareholder return																						3 years				3 years
Number of underlying shares issued upon vesting (as a percent)																								0.00%	150.00%			0.00%	175.00%
Fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)																$ 9.67	$ 9.93					$ 9.98	$ 12.48			$ 7.96	$ 14.73										$ 13.68	$ 9.98	$ 10.67
Aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued or transferred																															2,000,000