EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 5) (Pension plan assets, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013 Multi-strategy hedge funds Minimum	Jan. 28, 2012 Multi-strategy hedge funds Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Multi-strategy hedge funds Maximum	Jan. 28, 2012 Multi-strategy hedge funds Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Cash and cash equivalents	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Cash and cash equivalents	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities U.S. large-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities U.S. large-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities U.S. small-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities U.S. small-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities Real estate investment trust companies	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Equity securities Real estate investment trust companies	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Mutual funds: International emerging economies equity	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Mutual funds: International emerging economies equity	Feb. 02, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Mutual funds: Fixed income	Jan. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) Mutual funds: Fixed income	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Cash and cash equivalents	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Cash and cash equivalents	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: U.S. large-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: U.S. large-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: U.S. small-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: U.S. small-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: International developed economies equity	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: International developed economies equity	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: Fixed income	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Collective trusts: Fixed income	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Multi-strategy hedge funds	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Multi-strategy hedge funds	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Feb. 02, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Multi-strategy hedge funds	Jan. 28, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Multi-strategy hedge funds	Feb. 02, 2013 Total	Jan. 28, 2012 Total	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Cash and cash equivalents	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Cash and cash equivalents	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Equity securities U.S. large-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Equity securities U.S. large-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Equity securities U.S. small-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Equity securities U.S. small-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Equity securities Real estate investment trust companies	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Equity securities Real estate investment trust companies	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Mutual funds: International emerging economies equity	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Mutual funds: International emerging economies equity	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Mutual funds: Fixed income	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Mutual funds: Fixed income	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Collective trusts: U.S. large-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Collective trusts: U.S. large-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Collective trusts: U.S. small-cap	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Collective trusts: U.S. small-cap	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Collective trusts: International developed economies equity	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Collective trusts: International developed economies equity	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Collective trusts: Fixed income	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Collective trusts: Fixed income	Feb. 02, 2013 Total Multi-strategy hedge funds	Jan. 28, 2012 Total Multi-strategy hedge funds
Employee benefit plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 137,577	$ 119,812	$ 132,535					$ 38,365	$ 31,791	$ 46	$ 1	$ 7,747	$ 6,895	$ 3,650	$ 2,911	$ 336	$ 161	$ 4,445	$ 3,785	$ 22,141	$ 18,038	$ 98,474	$ 83,608	$ 2,415	$ 2,803	$ 36,217	$ 33,468	$ 2,390	$ 1,950	$ 23,836	$ 20,237	$ 21,041	$ 18,559	$ 12,575	$ 6,591	$ 738	$ 4,413	$ 738	$ 4,413	$ 137,577	$ 119,812	$ 2,461	$ 2,804	$ 7,747	$ 6,895	$ 3,650	$ 2,911	$ 336	$ 161	$ 4,445	$ 3,785	$ 22,141	$ 18,038	$ 36,217	$ 33,468	$ 2,390	$ 1,950	$ 23,836	$ 20,237	$ 21,041	$ 18,559	$ 13,313	$ 11,004
Advance notification period for redemption of investments				60 days	60 days	91 days	91 days
Lock-up period of certain of the investments in plan assets						1 year	1 year

Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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