DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Inventory, Net	$ 353,266,000	$ 331,882,000
Increase (Decrease) in LIFO Reserve	3,900,000	2,800,000
Amortization of Leased Asset	34,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	700,000	1,000,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	0	0	200,000
Advertising Expense	24,000,000	21,900,000	24,500,000
Reduction of Advertising Expenses	2,400,000	2,400,000	2,400,000
Franchise Revenue	1,700,000	1,800,000	2,000,000
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	41,873,000	32,191,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	42,200,000	31,700,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	10,500,000	6,900,000	5,500,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	12,200,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	10,700,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	8,600,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	6,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	2,600,000
Workers Compensation Stop Loss Limit	500,000
Self Insurance Reserve	10,100,000	10,300,000
Increase (Decrease) in Self Insurance Reserve	84,600,000	84,800,000
Pharmacy Inventory [Member]
Inventory, Net	33,800,000	40,400,000
LIFO Inventory Amount	30,700,000	26,800,000
Merchandise Inventory [Member]
Inventory, Net	21,600,000	20,300,000
Catastrophic Claims [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Insurance Liabilities	350,000
Medical Insurance [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Insurance Liabilities	$ 175,000