FAIR VALUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

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 February 3, 2018
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Trust-owned life insurance policies (at cash surrender value)	$	—	$	102,784	$	—	$	102,784
Money market funds	330,649		—		—		330,649
Derivative financial instruments	—		37		—		37
Total assets	$	330,649	$	102,821	$	—	$	433,470
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments	$	—	$	9,147	$	—	$	9,147
Total liabilities	$	—	$	9,147	$	—	$	9,147

	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

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

The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s gross borrowings under the Term Loan Facility were as follows:

(in thousands)	February 3, 2018		January 28, 2017
Gross borrowings outstanding, carrying amount	$	253,250	$	268,250
Gross borrowings outstanding, fair value	$	253,250	$	260,551