Debt and Credit Agreements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Major components of outstanding debt

The major components of the Company’s outstanding debt as of April 28, 2012 and January 28, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	April 28, 2012			January 28, 2012
October 2012 Notes	$	329,761		$	332,617
January 2014 Notes	1,521,812			1,525,003
Lines of credit	174,102			170,745
Capital lease obligations and other notes payable	8,372			9,815
	2,034,047			2,038,180
Less: Current portion	(438,115		)	(439,143		)
Net long-term debt	$	1,595,932		$	1,599,037