DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 item	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 12, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018	Oct. 11, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018 item	Feb. 01, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018	Feb. 02, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018	Oct. 11, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018 Cash flow hedging Interest rate swaps	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 LIBOR rate	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Prime rate	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Minimum	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Minimum LIBOR rate	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Minimum Prime rate	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Maximum LIBOR rate	Feb. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Maximum Prime rate	Feb. 02, 2013 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes, due December 2014	Feb. 01, 2014 Vendor financing program	Feb. 02, 2013 Vendor financing program	Feb. 01, 2014 Commercial letters of credit	Feb. 02, 2013 Commercial letters of credit	Feb. 01, 2014 Standby letters of credit	Feb. 02, 2013 Standby letters of credit
Debt and financing arrangements
Long-term debt	$ 201,500,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 198,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 198,000,000	$ 200,000,000		$ 3,500,000
Current maturities	(2,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Long-term debt less current maturities	199,500,000	198,000,000
Variable interest rate base			LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR				LIBOR	Prime
Floor rate on LIBOR (as a percent)			1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Margin added to derive interest rate (as a percent)			3.00%	3.75%	3.00%							2.00%	1.00%	2.50%	1.50%
Number of stores collateralized				16
Number of collateralized stores	142
Deferred financing costs			800,000			6,500,000
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)																7.50%
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense	614,000	4,676,000														7,500,000
Amortization of financing costs and discounts																1,900,000
Number of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedge				2
Notional amount							50,000,000
Value of term loan				100,000,000
Fixed percentage to be paid under hedge				1.855%
Maximum borrowing facility								300,000,000
Outstanding borrowings								3,500,000
Outstanding letters of credit								44,800,000											13,900,000	5,200,000	30,900,000	32,200,000
Available borrowing capacity remaining								161,400,000
Minimum borrowing availability required to prevent the triggering of an EBITDA requirement covenant											50,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	4.90%	5.10%
Vendor financing program
Trade payable program availability																	200,000,000
Trade payable program liability	129,801,000	149,718,000															129,800,000	149,700,000
Amount for which the entity is contingently liable for surety bonds	10,600,000	11,500,000
Annual maturities of long-term debt for the next five fiscal years
2014	2,000,000
2015	2,000,000
2016	5,500,000
2017	2,000,000
2018	190,000,000
Long-term debt	201,500,000	200,000,000	198,000,000	200,000,000	198,000,000	200,000,000		3,500,000
Long-term debt estimated fair value	$ 203,700,000	$ 203,500,000