GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 7,926	$ 14,272	$ 16,339	$ 18,922
Merchandise inventories	758,400	699,504
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	70,601	69,032
Total current assets	836,927	782,808
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	652,822	677,133
Deferred income taxes	15,010	12,385
Intangible assets, net	110,563	119,165
Other long-term assets	18,887	26,712
Total assets	1,634,209	1,618,203
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	193,898	205,492
Accrued payroll and benefits	32,410	31,636
Accrued expenses	165,536	162,855
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	79,811	12,431
Deferred income taxes	20,256	16,231
Income taxes payable	739
Total current liabilities	492,650	428,645
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	821,342	870,948
Other long-term liabilities	209,611	187,003
Total liabilities	1,523,603	1,486,596
Total shareholders' equity	110,606	131,607	183,352	141,756
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,634,209	1,618,203
Parent
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1
Investment in and advances to (from) affiliates	110,605	131,606
Total assets	110,606	131,607
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' equity	110,606	131,607
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	110,606	131,607
Issuer
Condensed consolidating balance sheet
Number of stores contributed	3
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,414	4,695	7,405	12,606
Merchandise inventories	493,780	447,581
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	62,855	59,637
Total current assets	560,049	511,913
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	221,966	215,913
Deferred income taxes	6,216	3,982
Intangible assets, net	36,666	40,358
Investment in and advances to (from) affiliates	366,851	377,086
Other long-term assets	17,389	22,534
Total assets	1,209,137	1,171,786
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	193,898	205,492
Accrued payroll and benefits	26,899	26,654
Accrued expenses	86,686	92,619
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	69,874	1,568
Deferred income taxes	9,777	6,794
Income taxes payable	12
Total current liabilities	387,146	333,127
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	555,532	590,557
Other long-term liabilities	155,208	145,955
Total liabilities	1,097,886	1,069,639
Total shareholders' equity	111,251	102,147
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,209,137	1,171,786
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,511	9,576	8,933	6,315
Merchandise inventories	264,620	251,923
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,414	9,238
Total current assets	273,545	270,737
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	179,437	194,054
Deferred income taxes	8,794	8,403
Intangible assets, net	73,897	78,807
Investment in and advances to (from) affiliates	328,183	246,130
Other long-term assets	343	823
Total assets	864,199	798,954
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	5,511	4,982
Accrued expenses	79,350	68,620
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	3,034	2,797
Deferred income taxes	10,479	9,437
Income taxes payable	727
Total current liabilities	99,101	85,836
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	46,279	49,555
Other long-term liabilities	52,815	39,571
Total liabilities	198,195	174,962
Total shareholders' equity	666,004	623,992
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	864,199	798,954
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,910	547
Total current assets	3,910	547
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	251,419	267,166
Investment in and advances to (from) affiliates	(52)	1,103
Other long-term assets	1,155	3,355
Total assets	256,432	272,171
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	78	2,006
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	6,903	8,066
Total current liabilities	6,981	10,072
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	219,531	230,836
Other long-term liabilities	1,588	1,477
Total liabilities	228,100	242,385
Total shareholders' equity	28,332	29,786
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	256,432	272,171
Consolidating Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(578)	(390)
Total current assets	(578)	(390)
Investment in and advances to (from) affiliates	(805,587)	(755,925)
Total assets	(806,165)	(756,315)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(578)	(390)
Total current liabilities	(578)	(390)
Total liabilities	(578)	(390)
Total shareholders' equity	(805,587)	(755,925)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (806,165)	$ (756,315)