BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
May 04, 2019	May 05, 2018	Feb. 02, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Vesting period (in years)	1 year	3 years
Deferred Compensation Plan
Maximum percentage of base salary elected to be deferred (as a percent)	80.00%
Maximum percentage of bonus elected to be deferred (as a percent)	100.00%
Deferred compensation - Company stock	$ (2,747)	$ (2,498)	$ (2,685)

The maximum percentage of base salary that may be deferred by election under the terms of a deferred compensation plan.

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The maximum percentage of bonus earned during the year that may be deferred by election under the terms of a deferred compensation plan.

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Aggregate value of common stock held in a trust that has been set up specifically to accumulate stock for the sole purpose of distribution to participating employees but not yet earned.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 710
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 17
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75028277&loc=d3e19850-108362

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 710
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 16
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75028277&loc=d3e19833-108362

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901

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