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OTHER COMMENTS Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 11,709	$ 9,385
Liabilities incurred	2,585	3,252
Liabilities settled (payments)	(1,160)	(879)
Accretion expense	294	133
Revisions in estimated cash flows	273	(474)
Currency translation adjustment	(1,198)	292
Balance at end of year	$ 12,503	$ 11,709

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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