GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,753	$ 7,058	$ 7,926	$ 14,272
Merchandise inventories	734,956	709,733
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	93,394	76,285
Total current assets	837,103	793,076
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	641,996	640,004
Deferred income taxes	15,781	15,765
Intangible assets, net	90,151	102,800
Other long-term assets	23,483	25,584
Total assets	1,608,514	1,577,229
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	208,882	200,465
Accrued payroll and benefits	28,848	28,343
Accrued expenses	158,022	150,595
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	10,749	11,160
Deferred income taxes	24,478	22,744
Total current liabilities	430,979	413,307
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	895,979	853,349
Other long-term liabilities	193,908	182,617
Total liabilities	1,520,866	1,449,273
Total shareholders' equity	87,648	127,956	110,606	131,607
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,608,514	1,577,229
Consolidation, Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(434)	(548)
Total current assets	(434)	(548)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(848,185)	(859,609)
Total assets	(848,619)	(860,157)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(434)	(548)
Total current liabilities	(434)	(548)
Total liabilities	(434)	(548)
Total shareholders' equity	(848,185)	(859,609)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(848,619)	(860,157)
Parent Company | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1
Investment in and advances to affiliates	87,647	127,955
Total assets	87,648	127,956
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' equity	87,648	127,956
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	87,648	127,956
Subsidiary Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,209	2,889	3,414	4,695
Merchandise inventories	483,270	454,718
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	74,956	67,670
Total current assets	562,435	525,277
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	268,224	232,869
Deferred income taxes	4,889	4,076
Intangible assets, net	24,618	33,260
Investment in and advances to affiliates	324,668	344,188
Other long-term assets	22,685	24,169
Total assets	1,207,519	1,163,839
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	208,882	200,465
Accrued payroll and benefits	23,637	22,567
Accrued expenses	76,599	74,115
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	460	548
Deferred income taxes	10,081	8,451
Total current liabilities	319,659	306,146
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	651,436	597,857
Other long-term liabilities	150,152	132,690
Total liabilities	1,121,247	1,036,693
Total shareholders' equity	86,272	127,146
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,207,519	1,163,839
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,543	4,168	4,511	9,576
Merchandise inventories	251,686	255,015
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	14,906	4,437
Total current assets	271,135	263,620
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	146,793	166,720
Deferred income taxes	10,892	11,689
Intangible assets, net	65,533	69,540
Investment in and advances to affiliates	435,870	387,556
Other long-term assets	391	533
Total assets	930,614	899,658
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	5,211	5,776
Accrued expenses	81,857	76,981
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	3,501	3,249
Deferred income taxes	14,397	14,293
Total current liabilities	104,966	100,299
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	39,790	43,291
Other long-term liabilities	41,921	48,220
Total liabilities	186,677	191,810
Total shareholders' equity	743,937	707,848
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	930,614	899,658
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,966	4,726
Total current assets	3,966	4,726
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	226,979	240,415
Investment in and advances to affiliates		(90)
Other long-term assets	407	882
Total assets	231,352	245,933
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses		47
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	6,788	7,363
Total current liabilities	6,788	7,410
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	204,753	212,201
Other long-term liabilities	1,835	1,707
Total liabilities	213,376	221,318
Total shareholders' equity	17,976	24,615
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 231,352	$ 245,933