Multiple of the number of granted shares outstanding for calculating maximum number of issuable shares.

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Nonvested stock conversion ratio.

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Percentage of awards vesting at the end of each year following the date of grant.

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Period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award will expire. May be expressed in a period of time after date of grant.

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The total dollar difference between fair values of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise prices pertaining to options and SARs exercised under the plan as of the balance sheet date.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for SARS issued during the period.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date.

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Intrinsic value of equity-based compensation awards vested. Excludes stock and unit options.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Amount of liabilities paid for share-based compensation.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION, (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 15.5
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition	2 years 3 months 8 days
2001 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of awards (in shares)	12,375,000
2008 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of awards (in shares)	4,550,000
Stock Options and SARs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Percentage of awards vesting each year (in hundredths)	25.00%
Award vesting rights	first four years following the date of grant
Weighted average grant date fair value, SARs Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 8.69
Aggregate intrinsic value, Options and SARs	6.0	6.9	4.2
Stock Options and SARs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period	P7Y
Stock Options and SARs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period	P10Y
Non-vested Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested stock conversion ratio	one for one
Number of shares issued (in shares)	146,729
Number of shares vested (in shares)	191,713
Aggregate intrinsic value, Other than options	4.8	2.3	2.3
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Shares Granted, Other than Options	$ 24.97	$ 16.10	$ 17.88
Non-vested Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	1 year
Non-vested Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance cycle	3 years
Number of shares vested (in shares)	4,450
Performance Shares [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiple of the number of granted shares outstanding for issuable shares	0
Performance Shares [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiple of the number of granted shares outstanding for issuable shares	2
Performance share grant 2010 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)	75,176
Number of shares vested (in shares)	104,490
Aggregate intrinsic value, Other than options	2.7
Tax liability paid by recipient of award	$ 0.9