Consolidated Income Statements (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,219,620	$ 1,227,730	$ 2,532,469	$ 2,484,716
Royalty revenue	82,513	77,019	167,973	159,011
Advertising and other revenue	34,490	29,695	63,587	59,901
Total revenue	1,336,623	1,334,444	2,764,029	2,703,628
Cost of goods sold	593,962	610,312	1,264,539	1,250,917
Gross profit	742,661	724,132	1,499,490	1,452,711
Selling, general and administrative expenses	592,929	590,653	1,199,434	1,182,555
Debt modification costs	0	0	0	16,233
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliates	(74)	0	1,850	0
Income before interest and taxes	149,658	133,479	301,906	253,923
Interest expense	28,552	31,799	58,069	65,243
Interest income	197	353	470	727
Income before taxes	121,303	102,033	244,307	189,407
Income tax expense	33,601	35,304	63,491	65,011
Net income	$ 87,702	$ 66,729	$ 180,816	$ 124,396
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.21	$ 0.94	$ 2.50	$ 1.75
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.19	$ 0.92	$ 2.46	$ 1.71
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.000	$ 0.000	$ 0.075	$ 0.075