Pension and Other Retirement Plans Balance Sheet Location (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Current Assets	$ 183,180,000	$ 182,476,000
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(43,279,000)	(35,879,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	127,015,000	108,268,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	266,916,000	254,865,000
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Amounts that Will be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Next Fiscal Year	2,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Current Assets	0	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(8,978,000)	(4,980,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	7,638,000	2,655,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	(1,340,000)	(2,325,000)
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Current Assets	183,180,000	182,476,000
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(34,301,000)	(30,899,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	119,377,000	105,613,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	268,256,000	257,190,000
United States Postretirement Benefit Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Amounts that Will be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Next Fiscal Year	2,100,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Current Assets	0	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(37,298,000)	(25,281,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	30,389,000	21,616,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	$ (6,909,000)	$ (3,665,000)