BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016	May. 02, 2015	Jan. 30, 2016
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	$ 95,060	$ 104,190	$ 118,870
Business Exit Costs	$ 68	(3)
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 years 12 days
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent	$ 700	500	700
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	700
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance		700
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	16,405	$ 7,818	15,170
One-time Termination Benefits [Member]
accruedexitcostsadditions	(27)		0
paymentsandreduction	27
accruedexitcostsonetimebenefits	0
Lease termination costs [Member]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	300
accruedexitcostsadditions	95		770
paymentsandreduction	(307)
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current	558
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	300
totaladdsleasetermandonetimebenefits [Member]
accruedexitcostsadditions	68		$ 770
paymentsandreduction	(280)
totalexitcostaccrual	$ 558

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