Debt and Credit Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

The major components of the Company's outstanding debt are as follows (in thousands):

	February 1, 2014			February 2, 2013
January 2014 Notes	—			879,454
January 2018 Notes	498,919			498,635
January 2023 Notes	499,140			499,040
Other lines of credit	100,100			103,734
Capital lease obligations and other notes payable	6,028			8,241
	1,104,187			1,989,104
Less: current portion	(103,982		)	(987,161		)
Net long-term debt	$	1,000,205		$	1,001,943

Annual Maturities of Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Table Text Block]

Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year:	Total
2014	$	103,982
2015	1,229
2016	315
2017	500,258
2018	115
Thereafter	500,229
	$	1,106,128
Unamortized discounts on January 2018 Notes and January 2023 Notes	(1,941		)
	$	1,104,187