SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 item	Feb. 02, 2013 item	Jan. 28, 2012 item
BUSINESS
Number of general lines of business	2
Number of states in which entity operates	35
FISCAL YEAR END
Number of weeks in a fiscal year	52	53	52
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Maximum period during which credit and debit card transactions settle are classified as cash and cash equivalents	7 days
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
Value of inventory under FIFO method	$ 579,800,000	$ 565,800,000
Property and Equipment
Accumulated depreciation	(1,227,121,000)	(1,162,909,000)
Property and equipment - net	625,525,000	657,270,000
Land
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment - gross	202,038,000	203,386,000
Buildings and improvements
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment - gross	888,389,000	885,389,000
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property and equipment
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property and equipment
Estimated useful lives	40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment - gross	760,170,000	728,122,000
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum
Property and equipment
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum
Property and equipment
Estimated useful lives	10 years
Construction in progress
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment - gross	$ 2,049,000	$ 3,282,000