FAIR VALUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of the Company's Assets and Liabilities measured at Fair Value

The three levels of the hierarchy and the distribution within it of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, were as follows:

	Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of January 28, 2017
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Trust-owned life insurance policies (at cash surrender value)	$	—	$	99,655	$	—	$	99,655
Money market funds	94,026		—		—		94,026
Derivative financial instruments	—		6,041		—		6,041
Total assets	$	94,026	$	105,696	$	—	$	199,722
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$	—	$	492	$	—	$	492
Total liabilities	$	—	$	492	$	—	$	492

	Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of January 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Money market funds	$	311,349	$	—	$	—	$	311,349
Derivative financial instruments	—		4,166		—		4,166
Total assets	$	311,349	$	4,166	$	—	$	315,515

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s term loan facility were as follows:

(in thousands)	January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016
Gross borrowings outstanding, carrying amount	$	268,250	$	293,250
Gross borrowings outstanding, fair value	$	260,551	$	284,453