PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



	Asset Life	October 27, 2012			January 28, 2012			October 29, 2011
Property and equipment:
Land and land improvements	—	$	3,403		$	3,403		$	3,403
Building and improvements	20-25 yrs	35,548			35,548			34,576
Material handling equipment	10-15 yrs	52,547			52,770			51,374
Leasehold improvements	Lease life	402,103			403,080			414,520
Store fixtures and equipment	3-10 yrs	270,140			287,838			294,431
Capitalized software	5 yrs	71,553			78,623			80,033
Construction in progress (1)	—	37,464			23,666			12,593
		872,758			884,928			890,930
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(536,805		)	(561,065		)	(564,307		)
Property and equipment, net		$	335,953		$	323,863		$	326,623

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(1)	The majority of the Construction in progress at each reporting period relates to the Company's new enterprise resource planning system.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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