CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,736	$ 6,879	$ 8,753	$ 7,058
Merchandise inventories	724,454	711,699
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	98,558	97,254
Total current assets	829,748	815,832
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	584,803	635,334
Intangible assets, net	73,111	82,062
Other long-term assets	17,401	17,398
Total assets	1,505,063	1,550,626
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	185,900	162,831
Accrued payroll and benefits	25,821	28,527
Accrued expenses	150,441	147,378
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations	6,685	5,394
Total current liabilities	368,847	344,130
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	982,634	982,669
Other long-term liabilities	176,363	188,911
Total liabilities	1,527,844	1,515,710
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(22,781)	34,916	87,648	127,956
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	1,505,063	1,550,626
Consolidating Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(180)	(180)
Total current assets	(180)	(180)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(838,688)	(855,767)
Other long-term assets	(3,132)	(3,311)
Total assets	(842,000)	(859,258)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(180)	(180)
Total current liabilities	(180)	(180)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,132)	(3,311)
Total liabilities	(3,312)	(3,491)
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(838,688)	(855,767)
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	(842,000)	(859,258)
Parent | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(22,782)	34,915
Total assets	(22,781)	34,916
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(22,781)	34,916
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	(22,781)	34,916
Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,575	2,822	4,209	2,889
Merchandise inventories	475,816	467,262
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	94,585	88,346
Total current assets	573,976	558,430
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	277,511	319,736
Intangible assets, net	17,715	20,964
Investment in and advances to affiliates	414,949	437,894
Other long-term assets	19,800	19,846
Total assets	1,303,951	1,356,870
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	185,900	162,831
Accrued payroll and benefits	21,405	23,154
Accrued expenses	70,988	70,386
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations	1,995	1,395
Total current liabilities	280,288	257,766
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	920,782	929,377
Other long-term liabilities	132,165	138,810
Total liabilities	1,333,235	1,325,953
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(29,284)	30,917
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	1,303,951	1,356,870
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,160	4,056	$ 4,543	$ 4,168
Merchandise inventories	248,638	244,437
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,153	9,088
Total current assets	255,951	257,581
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	307,292	315,598
Intangible assets, net	55,396	61,098
Investment in and advances to affiliates	446,521	382,958
Other long-term assets	733	863
Total assets	1,065,893	1,018,098
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	4,416	5,373
Accrued expenses	79,633	77,172
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations	4,690	3,999
Total current liabilities	88,739	86,544
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	61,852	53,292
Other long-term liabilities	47,330	53,412
Total liabilities	197,921	193,248
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	867,972	824,850
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	$ 1,065,893	$ 1,018,098