GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,667	$ 8,753	$ 7,516	$ 7,058
Merchandise inventories	994,482	734,956	970,649
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	82,647	93,394	79,059
Total current assets	1,098,796	837,103	1,057,224
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	643,511	641,996	637,217
Deferred income taxes	14,546	15,781	20,486
Intangible assets, net	85,417	90,151	91,891
Other long-term assets	23,031	23,483	23,162
Total assets	1,865,301	1,608,514	1,829,980
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	362,042	208,882	376,070
Accrued payroll and benefits	21,353	28,848	24,248
Accrued expenses	154,831	158,022	157,462
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	108,259	10,749	11,174
Deferred income taxes	24,589	24,478	28,784
Total current liabilities	671,074	430,979	597,738
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	1,030,736	895,979	1,017,642
Other long-term liabilities	181,286	193,908	165,897
Total liabilities	1,883,096	1,520,866	1,781,277
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(17,795)	87,648	48,703	127,956
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	1,865,301	1,608,514	1,829,980
Consolidating Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(468)	(434)	(506)
Total current assets	(468)	(434)	(506)
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	(14,395)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(758,459)	(848,185)	(769,351)
Other long-term assets	(3,385)
Total assets	(776,707)	(848,619)	(769,857)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(468)	(434)	(506)
Total current liabilities	(468)	(434)	(506)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,385)
Total liabilities	(3,853)	(434)	(506)
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(772,854)	(848,185)	(769,351)
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	(776,707)	(848,619)	(769,857)
Parent | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1	1
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(17,796)	87,647	48,702
Total assets	(17,795)	87,648	48,703
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(17,795)	87,648	48,703
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	(17,795)	87,648	48,703
Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,047	4,209	2,879	2,889
Merchandise inventories	662,437	483,270	628,017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	74,089	74,956	69,415
Total current assets	739,573	562,435	700,311
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	328,016	268,224	259,079
Deferred income taxes	2,407	4,889	3,392
Intangible assets, net	22,439	24,618	25,365
Investment in and advances to affiliates	449,013	324,668	421,602
Other long-term assets	25,499	22,685	22,273
Total assets	1,566,947	1,207,519	1,432,022
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	362,042	208,882	376,070
Accrued payroll and benefits	17,123	23,637	19,622
Accrued expenses	85,705	76,599	87,858
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	1,343	460	451
Deferred income taxes	8,241	10,081	8,382
Total current liabilities	474,454	319,659	492,383
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	976,414	651,436	770,946
Other long-term liabilities	137,190	150,152	120,767
Total liabilities	1,588,058	1,121,247	1,384,096
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(21,111)	86,272	47,926
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	1,566,947	1,207,519	1,432,022
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,953	4,543	4,636	$ 4,168
Merchandise inventories	332,045	251,686	342,632
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,764	14,906	6,311
Total current assets	342,762	271,135	353,579
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	181,627	146,793	148,437
Deferred income taxes	12,139	10,892	17,094
Intangible assets, net	62,978	65,533	66,526
Investment in and advances to affiliates	327,242	435,870	299,047
Other long-term assets	850	391	403
Total assets	927,598	930,614	885,086
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	4,230	5,211	4,626
Accrued expenses	69,413	81,857	70,074
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	3,919	3,501	3,436
Deferred income taxes	16,348	14,397	20,402
Total current liabilities	93,910	104,966	98,538
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	54,322	39,790	40,690
Other long-term liabilities	42,860	41,921	43,327
Total liabilities	191,092	186,677	182,555
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	736,506	743,937	702,531
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	927,598	930,614	885,086
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	14,666
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,262	3,966	3,839
Total current assets	16,928	3,966	3,839
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	148,263	226,979	229,701
Other long-term assets	67	407	486
Total assets	165,258	231,352	234,026
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	181		36
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	102,997	6,788	7,287
Total current liabilities	103,178	6,788	7,323
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities		204,753	206,006
Other long-term liabilities	4,621	1,835	1,803
Total liabilities	107,799	213,376	215,132
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	57,459	17,976	18,894
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	$ 165,258	$ 231,352	$ 234,026