Income Taxes (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income taxes	$ 255,652,000	$ 314,598,000
Net deferred tax liabilities-current	61,386,000	61,492,000
Net deferred tax liabilities	317,038,000	376,090,000
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate	3,900,000	5,800,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties recognized	(2,100,000)	(200,000)	(2,300,000)
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	$ 1,400,000	$ 3,400,000

Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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- Definition

This element represents the total of accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties.

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- Definition

This element represents the total of interest expense recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties in the period in which the entity claims or expects to claim a tax position, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties.

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