CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,975	$ 6,879	$ 21,667	$ 8,753
Merchandise inventories	945,902	711,699	994,482
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	79,013	97,254	82,647
Total current assets	1,031,890	815,832	1,098,796
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	606,382	635,334	643,511
Intangible assets, net	77,733	82,062	85,417
Other long-term assets	18,421	17,398	16,128
Total assets	1,734,426	1,550,626	1,843,852
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	331,747	162,831	362,042
Accrued payroll and benefits	21,693	28,527	21,353
Accrued expenses	156,850	147,378	154,831
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations	63,014	5,394	108,193
Total current liabilities	573,304	344,130	646,419
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	1,049,188	982,669	1,023,899
Other long-term liabilities	180,576	188,911	191,329
Total liabilities	1,803,068	1,515,710	1,861,647
Total shareholders'(deficit) equity	(68,642)	34,916	(17,795)	87,648
Total liabilities and shareholders'(deficit) equity	1,734,426	1,550,626	1,843,852
Consolidating Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(180)	(180)	(468)
Total current assets	(180)	(180)	(468)
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net			(14,395)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(757,787)	(855,767)	(758,459)
Other long-term assets	(3,177)	(3,311)	(3,385)
Total assets	(761,144)	(859,258)	(776,707)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(180)	(180)	(468)
Total current liabilities	(180)	(180)	(468)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,177)	(3,311)	(3,385)
Total liabilities	(3,357)	(3,491)	(3,853)
Total shareholders'(deficit) equity	(757,787)	(855,767)	(772,854)
Total liabilities and shareholders'(deficit) equity	(761,144)	(859,258)	(776,707)
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	(68,643)	34,915	(17,796)
Total assets	(68,642)	34,916	(17,795)
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders'(deficit) equity	(68,642)	34,916	(17,795)
Total liabilities and shareholders'(deficit) equity	(68,642)	34,916	(17,795)
Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,009	2,822	3,047	4,209
Merchandise inventories	617,470	467,262	662,437
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	73,354	88,346	74,089
Total current assets	694,833	558,430	739,573
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	295,459	319,736	328,016
Intangible assets, net	18,978	20,964	22,439
Investment in and advances to affiliates	507,422	437,894	449,013
Other long-term assets	20,615	19,846	18,662
Total assets	1,537,307	1,356,870	1,557,703
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	331,747	162,831	362,042
Accrued payroll and benefits	17,564	23,154	17,123
Accrued expenses	83,748	70,386	85,705
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations	58,764	1,395	1,343
Total current liabilities	491,823	257,766	466,213
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	985,866	929,377	969,577
Other long-term liabilities	134,226	138,810	143,024
Total liabilities	1,611,915	1,325,953	1,578,814
Total shareholders'(deficit) equity	(74,608)	30,917	(21,111)
Total liabilities and shareholders'(deficit) equity	1,537,307	1,356,870	1,557,703
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	2,965	4,056	18,619	$ 4,543
Merchandise inventories	328,432	244,437	332,045
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,839	9,088	9,026
Total current assets	337,236	257,581	359,690
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	310,923	315,598	329,890
Intangible assets, net	58,755	61,098	62,978
Investment in and advances to affiliates	319,008	382,958	327,242
Other long-term assets	983	863	851
Total assets	1,026,905	1,018,098	1,080,651
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	4,129	5,373	4,230
Accrued expenses	73,282	77,172	69,594
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations	4,250	3,999	106,850
Total current liabilities	81,661	86,544	180,674
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities	63,322	53,292	54,322
Other long-term liabilities	49,527	53,412	51,690
Total liabilities	194,510	193,248	286,686
Total shareholders'(deficit) equity	832,395	824,850	793,965
Total liabilities and shareholders'(deficit) equity	$ 1,026,905	$ 1,018,098	$ 1,080,651