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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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013	Aug. 28, 2012 2012 Share Repurchase Program	Feb. 02, 2013 2012 Share Repurchase Program	Oct. 27, 2012 Storesaffectedbyhurricansandy [Domain]	May 31, 2012 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Oct. 27, 2012 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Oct. 29, 2011 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Subsequent Events
Number of additional shares repurchased (in shares)						400,000			400,000		558,000	0
Value of shares repurchased						$ 18,600,000	$ 47,000,000		$ 18,600,000		$ 28,428,000	$ 0
Number of Stores								280
Business Exit Costs	570,000	0	4,466,000	0	13,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount										$ 100,000,000	$ 50,000,000