PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, was as follows:



	2012			2011
Land	$	1,057		$	1,028
Buildings and building improvements	73,003			70,692
Machinery, software and equipment	297,714			245,614
Furniture and fixtures	271,690			216,339
Shop-in-shops	101,338			78,034
Leasehold improvements	437,023			360,353
Construction in progress	2,873			23,686
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,184,698			995,746
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(623,363		)	(536,855		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	561,335		$	458,891

Construction in progress at February 3, 2013 and January 29, 2012 represents costs incurred for machinery, software and equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements not yet placed in use, principally related to the construction of warehouse and distribution centers and retail stores. Interest costs capitalized in construction in progress were immaterial during 2012, 2011 and 2010.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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