EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Schedule of benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status of the plans

	Pension Benefits						Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	213,838		$	189,713		$	3,761		$	3,793
Interest cost		8,468			9,493			142			182
Participant contributions		—			—			114			110
Benefits paid		(13,017	)		(14,548	)		(420	)		(514	)
Actuarial loss (gain)		9,846			29,180			(104	)		190
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	219,135		$	213,838		$	3,493		$	3,761
Change in the fair value of plan assets:
Plan assets at beginning of year	$	119,812		$	132,535		$	—		$	—
Actual return on plan assets		13,100			955			—			—
Company contributions		17,682			870			306			404
Participant contributions		—			—			114			110
Benefits paid		(13,017	)		(14,548	)		(420	)		(514	)
Plan assets at end of year	$	137,577		$	119,812		$	—		$	—
Funded status	$	(81,558	)	$	(94,026	)	$	(3,493	)	$	(3,761	)

Schedule of amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

	Pension Benefits						Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Accrued expenses	$	(863	)	$	(806	)	$	(590	)	$	(611	)
Other long-term liabilities		(80,695	)		(93,220	)		(2,903	)		(3,150	)
Net amount recognized	$	(81,558	)	$	(94,026	)	$	(3,493	)	$	(3,761	)

Schedule of amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

	Pension Benefits				Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012		2011		2012			2011
Net actuarial loss (gain):
Gross amount recognized	$	71,165	$	72,549	$	(2,058	)	$	(2,328	)
Deferred tax expense		3,903		3,903		232			232
Net amount recognized	$	75,068	$	76,452	$	(1,826	)	$	(2,096	)

Schedule of components of net periodic benefit expense (income) and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) before income taxes

	Pension Benefits									Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Net periodic benefit expense (income):
Interest cost	$	8,468		$	9,493		$	10,171		$	142		$	182		$	325
Expected return on plan assets		(8,628	)		(9,435	)		(7,907	)		—			—			—
Recognition of net actuarial loss (gain)		6,758			2,511			3,880			(374	)		(500	)		—
Net periodic benefit expense (income)	$	6,598		$	2,569		$	6,144		$	(232	)	$	(318	)	$	325
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes:
Actuarial net loss (gain)	$	5,374		$	37,660		$	(6,429	)	$	(104	)	$	190		$	(2,515	)
Recognition of net actuarial (loss) gain		(6,758	)		(2,511	)		(3,880	)		374			500			—
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes	$	(1,384	)	$	35,149		$	(10,309	)	$	270		$	690		$	(2,515	)
Total recognized in net periodic cost and other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes	$	5,214		$	37,718		$	(4,165	)	$	38		$	372		$	(2,190	)

Schedule of estimated amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) to net periodic cost over the next fiscal year

	Pension Benefits		Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	6,566	$	(363	)

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations

	Pension Benefits						Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		3.80	%		4.10	%		3.80	%		4.10	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost

	Pension Benefits									Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Discount rate		4.10	%		5.20	%		5.50	%		4.10	%		5.20	%		5.50	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets		7.20	%		7.50	%		6.80	%		N/A			N/A			N/A
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A

Schedule of effects of one-percentage point change in assumed health care costs

	One-Percentage Point Increase		One-Percentage Point Decrease
Effect on total service and interest cost components	$	5	$	(5	)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation		138		(124	)

Schedule of weighted average pension plan asset allocation

	2012			2011
Cash and cash equivalents		2	%		2	%
Equity securities		57	%		58	%
Fixed income		31	%		31	%
Hedge funds		10	%		9	%

Schedule of fair value of each class of the pension plan assets

The fair value of each class of the pension plan assets as of February 2, 2013 is as follows:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	46	$	2,415	$	—	$	2,461
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap companies—diversified sectors		7,747		—		—		7,747
U.S. small-cap companies—diversified sectors		3,650		—		—		3,650
Real estate investment trust companies		336		—		—		336
Mutual funds:
International emerging economies equity		4,445		—		—		4,445
Fixed income(1)		22,141		—		—		22,141
Collective trusts:
U.S. large-cap equity		—		36,217		—		36,217
U.S. small-cap equity		—		2,390		—		2,390
International developed economies equity		—		23,836		—		23,836
Fixed income(1)		—		21,041		—		21,041
Multi-strategy hedge funds(2)		—		12,575		738		13,313
Total	$	38,365	$	98,474	$	738	$	137,577

(1)

Primarily invested in U.S. government securities, municipals, mortgage-backed securities, investment grade and high yield bonds.

(2)

These investments are subject to a redemption frequency restriction of quarterly, subject to advance notification requirements ranging from sixty to ninety-one days. Certain of these investments are subject to a lock-up period of one year, where no redemption is allowed.

        The fair value of each class of the pension plan assets as of January 28, 2012 is as follows:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1	$	2,803	$	—	$	2,804
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap companies—diversified sectors		6,895		—		—		6,895
U.S. small-cap companies—diversified sectors		2,911		—		—		2,911
Real estate investment trust companies		161		—		—		161
Mutual funds:
International emerging economies equity		3,785		—		—		3,785
Fixed income(1)		18,038		—		—		18,038
Collective trusts:
U.S. large-cap equity		—		33,468		—		33,468
U.S. small-cap equity		—		1,950		—		1,950
International developed economies equity		—		20,237		—		20,237
Fixed income(1)		—		18,559		—		18,559
Multi-strategy hedge funds(2)		—		6,591		4,413		11,004
Total	$	31,791	$	83,608	$	4,413	$	119,812

(1)

Primarily invested in U.S. government securities, municipals, mortgage-backed securities, investment grade and high yield bonds.

(2)

These investments are subject to a redemption frequency restriction of quarterly, subject to advance notification requirements ranging from sixty to ninety-one days. Certain of these investments are subject to a lock-up period of one year, where no redemption is allowed.

Schedule of changes in the fair value of the pension plans level 3 assets

	2012			2011
Fair value at beginning of year	$	4,413		$	—
Gain on plan assets relating to assets still held at the reporting date		223			63
Purchases, sales, settlements, net		700			4,350
Transfers into (out of) level 3, net		(4,598	)		—
Fair value at end of year	$	738		$	4,413

Schedule of information about the expected cash flows related to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans

	Pension Benefits		Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
Expected Company contributions in 2013	$	15,360	$	590
Expected plan benefit payments (net of expected participant contributions) for year:
2013	$	17,628	$	590
2014		16,734		526
2015		15,884		466
2016		14,985		409
2017		14,432		354
2018 - 2022		63,314		1,122