STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended														12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012 Years		Jan. 29, 2011		Jan. 30, 2010		May 30, 2011 Board of Directors	Feb. 26, 2011 Board of Directors	Jan. 28, 2012 Board of Directors	Jan. 28, 2012 Stock Option Plans		Jan. 29, 2011 Stock Option Plans		Jan. 30, 2010 Stock Option Plans		Jan. 28, 2012 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member Years		Jan. 29, 2011 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member		Jan. 30, 2010 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member		Mar. 28, 2011 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member	Jan. 28, 2012 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member Chief Executive Officer and President	Jan. 28, 2012 Deferred and Restricted Stock (Deferred Awards) Member Employee and new hire awards	Jan. 28, 2012 Performance awards Years	Jan. 29, 2011 Performance awards	Jan. 30, 2010 Performance awards	Mar. 31, 2011 Performance awards Chief Executive Officer and President	Jan. 28, 2012 Performance awards Chief Executive Officer and President	Jan. 28, 2012 Performance awards Employee and new hire awards	Jan. 28, 2012 Exercise Price Range Four [Member] Years	Jan. 28, 2012 Exercise Price Range Three [Member] Years	Jan. 28, 2012 Exercise Price Range Two [Member] Years	Jan. 28, 2012 Exercise Price Range One [Member] Years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit																															$ 44.12	$ 31.89	$ 22.02	$ 8.98
Vesting period (in years)	1		3						1															3
Minimum percentage of Target Shares which can be earned by the participants (as a percent)																												50.00%		50.00%
Maximum percentage of Target Shares that can be earned by the participants (as a percent)	200.00%																											200.00%		200.00%
Percentage of Target Shares paid out if final operating income below threshold (as a percent)																									100.00%
Percentage of the award vesting at first anniversary (as a percent)																						50.00%
Percentage of the award vesting at second anniversary (as a percent)																						25.00%
Percentage of the award vesting at third anniversary (as a percent)																						25.00%
Deferred and Performance Awards
Unvested awards at the beginning of the period (in shares)																356,000		512,000		463,000					151,000	174,000	141,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period							1,376	18,640								334,000		145,000		319,000			100,725	213,604	227,000	16,000	62,000		100,725	126,176
Vested (in shares)																(186,000)	[1]	242,000	[1]	206,000	[1]				(144,000)	0	0
Forfeited (in shares)					64,000											(98,000)		59,000							(30,000)	28,000	29,000
Unvested awards at the end of the period (in shares)																406,000		356,000		512,000					6,000	151,000	174,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested awards at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)																$ 36.91		$ 30.34		$ 32.84					$ 25.16	$ 27.65	$ 24.28
Granted (in shares)																$ 50.76		$ 46.19		$ 27.45					$ 51.45	$ 46.30	$ 32.89
Vested (in dollars per share)																$ 34.23		$ 29.51		$ 31.51					$ 24.10	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share)																$ 43.49		$ 32.98		$ 30.24					$ 52.49	$ 28.43	$ 22.55
Unvested awards at the end of the period (in dollars per share)																$ 47.96		$ 36.91		$ 30.34					$ 46.08	$ 25.16	$ 27.65
Net shares in excess (less) than target	(198,000)																									(11,000)	0
Unrecognized costs and period of recognition
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense (in dollars)																$ 13,400,000									$ 100,000
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense (in years)																2.0									1.1
Number of Options
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	351,000	[2]	731,000	[2]						351,000		731,000
Exercised (in shares)	(188,000)		(366,000)		(273,000)					(188,000)	[3]	(366,000)	[3]
Forfeited (in shares)										(9,000)		(14,000)
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	154,000	[2]	351,000	[2]	731,000	[2]						351,000		731,000
Granted (in shares)										0		0		0
Options exercisable (in shares)	154,000											335,000	[4]	691,000	[4]																28,000	27,000	80,000	19,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 34.35		$ 33.66							$ 33.93		$ 33.22		$ 31.73
Exercised (in dollars per share)										$ 36.21		$ 32.57		$ 21.88
Forfeited (in dollars per share)										$ 37.09		$ 33.97		$ 40.52
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 34.35		$ 33.66					$ 30.98		$ 33.93		$ 33.22
Granted (in dollars per share)										$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Options exercisable (in dollars per share)																															$ 45.96	$ 38.40	$ 26.62	$ 17.44
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	4.2																														3.8	3.1	4.5	4.9
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 34.35		$ 33.66							$ 33.93		$ 33.22		$ 31.73
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars)	3,300,000		2,800,000											1,187,000
Exercised (in dollars)	2,700,000		5,400,000		3,000,000									(273,000)	[3]
Forfeited (in dollars)														(183,000)
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars)	2,900,000		3,300,000		2,800,000
Options exercisable (in dollars)	$ 2,900,000		$ 3,000,000		$ 2,600,000
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	$ 42.15																														$ 50.81		$ 31.63	$ 21.63
Weighted avg fair value, shares in excess (less) than target	$ 51.26																									$ 88.19	$ 0.00

[1] n Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009, the Company withheld shares of 18,793, 14,022 and 18,247, respectively, to satisfy the withholding tax requirements of certain recipients. These shares were immediately retired.

[2] he aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009 was approximately $2.9 million, $3.3 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

[3] he aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $2.7 million, $5.4 million and $3.0 million for Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009, respectively.

[4] he aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable at the end of Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009 was approximately $2.9 million, $3.0 million and $2.6 million, respectively.