CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 28, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012
Property, fixtures and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization (in dollars)	$ 756,491	$ 743,312
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 53,934	$ 51,975
Preferred Stock, authorized shares	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Treasury stock, shares	337,800	337,800
Common Stock
Common Stock, authorized shares	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, issued shares	17,456,204	17,081,376
Class A Common Stock
Common Stock, authorized shares	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, issued shares	2,951,490	2,951,490
Common Stock, outstanding shares	2,951,490	2,951,490