OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The Company’s change in benefit obligation based upon an actuarial valuation is as follows:

(in thousands)	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	472		$	492		$	542
Service cost		22			25			18
Interest cost		15			20			25
Actuarial loss (gain)		(35	)		(33	)		(54	)
Benefits paid		(33	)		(32	)		(39	)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	441		$	472		$	492

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The Company’s components of net accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:

(in thousands)	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	1,246		$	1,306		$	1,372
Deferred tax		(452	)		(442	)		(500	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net	$	794		$	864		$	872

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The below table illustrates a one-percentage-point increase or decrease in the healthcare cost trend rate assumed for postretirement benefits:

(in thousands)	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Effect of health care trend rate
1% increase effect on accumulated benefit obligations	$	36		$	40			39
1% increase effect on periodic cost		4			5			4
1% decrease effect on accumulated benefit obligations		(33	)		(36	)		(35	)
1% decrease effect on periodic cost		(4	)		(5	)		(4	)

Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]

The annual net postretirement cost is as follows:

(in thousands)	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Service cost	$	22		$	25		$	18
Interest cost		15			20			25
Amortization of prior service cost		(13	)		(13	)		(14	)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs		(82	)		(85	)		(87	)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	(58	)	$	(53	)	$	(58	)

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

The Company’s policy is to fund claims as incurred. Information about the expected cash flows for the postretirement medical plan follows:

(in thousands)	Postretirement Medical Plan
Expected Benefit Payments, net of retiree contributions
2013	$	35
2014		37
2015		34
2016		34
2017		34
Next 5 years		193