DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($) States stores	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)
States in which stores located | States	42
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration	364 days	371 days
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of trade name	$ 14,910
Advertising Expense [Abstract]
Advertising costs	73,600	$ 83,600
Advertising allowances received from vendors	2,000	3,100
Insurance Recoveries [Abstract]
Insurance proceeds received	6,300	15,700
Net gains from insurance claims	$ 6,400	$ 4,300
Building and Improvements
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	20 years
Information Systems | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Information Systems | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Store and Office Fixtures and Equipment | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Store and Office Fixtures and Equipment | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Warehouse Equipment | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Warehouse Equipment | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Leasehold Improvements - Stores | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Leasehold Improvements - Stores | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Leasehold Improvements - Corporate Office | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Leasehold Improvements - Corporate Office | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life	12 years
Department Stores
Entity operated stores | stores	727
Off-Price Stores
Entity operated stores | stores	68
Length of some fiscal years [Member] | Minimum
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration	364 days
Length of some fiscal years [Member] | Maximum
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration	371 days
Peebles Trade Name and Trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Tradename intangible asset	$ 14,900
Impaired intangible asset, description	Peebles trade name
Impaired intangible asset, facts and circumstances leading to impairment	due to our multi-year plan to convert department stores to off-price stores and eliminate the use of the Peebles nameplate
Gordmans Trade Name and Trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Tradename intangible asset	$ 1,900