RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2013 individual plans	Apr. 29, 2012	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of Noncontributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans	6
Vesting Period Non-Contributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans	5
Number of Defined Benefit Plans	6
Current Executives Covered By Capital Accumulation Program	2
Retired Executives Covered By Capital Accumulation Program	16
Plan Benefit Payment Activation Age	65
Minimum Age Prior to Employment Termination	55
Percentage of corridor for determining minimum amount of amortization of actuarial gain or loss				10.00%
Pension Contributions	$ 30,000	$ 3,743	$ 60,000
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost, including plan expenses	4,597	3,854
Interest cost	6,539	4,456
Expected return on plan assets	(9,870)	(5,222)
Amortization of prior service credit	1	1
Total	1,267	3,089
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of Noncontributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans	3
Plan Benefit Payment Period	10 years
Minimum Number of Years of Employment	10 years
Service cost, including plan expenses	1,050	973
Interest cost	857	846
Expected return on plan assets	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	(17)	(17)
Total	1,890	1,802
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Minimum Number of Years of Employment	10 years
Number of Postretirement Plans	2
Service cost, including plan expenses	26	0
Interest cost	222	218
Expected return on plan assets	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	(204)	(204)
Total	44	14
Warnaco acquisition [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension Contributions	$ 30,000