The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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The maximum term of the deferred compensation arrangement.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details 2) (USD $)	Feb. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Accrued Exit Costs			$ 2,500,000		$ 2,500,000
Business Exit Costs	11,000,000	5,000,000	3,062,000	0	3,896,000	0
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Base Salary					80.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Bonus					100.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Contractual Term					15
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent			600,000	700,000	600,000	700,000
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance			700,000		700,000
Leasetermcostsinaccruedexp [Domain]
Accrued Exit Costs			700,000		700,000
leasetermcostslongtermliab [Domain]
Accrued Exit Costs			$ 1,800,000		$ 1,800,000