Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29,		October 30,		October 29,		October 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	19	$	18	$	442	$	638
Restricted stock awards		1,594		1,219		4,214		3,000
Employee stock purchase		19		18		60		58
Director deferred compensation		15		-		45		-
Total stock-based compensation expense		1,647		1,255		4,761		3,696
Income tax benefit recognized		604		463		1,747		1,291
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	1,043	$	792	$	3,014	$	2,405

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2011, we granted the following equity awards:

	Shares Awarded
Equity Type	Thirteen Weeks	Thirty-Nine Weeks
Stock options	1,341	34,551
Restricted stock units	1,000	103,143
Performance-based restricted stock units	-	53,000
Deferred stock units	442	1,229

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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