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	Sep. 14, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Feb. 27, 2012	Feb. 25, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 02, 2012	Feb. 25, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011	Jan. 06, 2012	Feb. 25, 2012 Real Estate Related Carrying Costs [Member]	Mar. 02, 2013 Real Estate Related Carrying Costs [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Real Estate Related Carrying Costs [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Payroll Related Costs [Member]	Mar. 02, 2013 Payroll Related Costs [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Payroll Related Costs [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Single Employer Pension Liability [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Multi Employee Pension Plans [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Trinity Location [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Park Avenue Location [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Houston Location [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Broadway Location [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Union Square Location [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 530 Fifth Avenu [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Paramus and Plano [Member]	Nov. 15, 2011 Agency Agreement [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Feb. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member]
Net Realizable Value							$ 134,500,000																					$ 185,000,000		$ 135,000,000
Net Realizable Value Real Estate		146,800,000
Guaranteed Percentage Of Cost Of Merchandise																											90.00%
Furniture and Fixture Guaranteed Amount																											2,000,000
Lease Settlement Estimated Cost											56,600,000
Accrued cost of litigation						24,500,000	24,500,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value																									51,100,000	5,500,000
Changes In Net Realizable Value Real Estate							6,000,000
Revised Estimate Change In Net Realizable Value Real Estate							15,100,000
Incremental Sale Price								1,600,000
Other assets					838,000		2,900,000			242,000
Long Term Creditors Claims Recovery Percentage	75.00%
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares (in shares)	7,857,794
Share Price	$ 2.49
Estimated Costs of Liquidation, Adjustments to Reserves				3,139,000			33,739,000					(4,918,000)	13,763,000		2,123,000	4,938,000
Reduction In Reserves				2,000,000
Savings Realized In Liquidation Period				1,800,000
Reduction In Outside Services				1,100,000
Adjustment To Increase Reserve For Professional Fees						13,800,000
Professional Fees						13,900,000			7,200,000																				22,900,000		16,900,000
Adjustments to increase the reserve for payroll and related liquidation expenses						4,900,000
Accrued liquidation costs		42,124,000		32,316,000		24,487,000	24,487,000		32,316,000			7,650,000	15,653,000	14,267,000	1,577,000	3,428,000	7,775,000
Reduction In Liquidation Costs									300,000
Liquidation Savings									1,300,000
Adjust real estate to estimated net realizable value				(7,189,000)			16,688,000
Real Estate Net Realizable Value Achieved Amount				139,600,000			142,600,000
Adjust estimated lease settlement costs to net realizable value				3,064,000			11,922,000																5,400,000	3,100,000
Adjust liability to restore properties				(5,184,000)			311,000													2,000,000	1,000,000	300,000	1,900,000
Defined Benefit Plan Cost Of Providing Standard Termination Benefit Recognized During Period			15,000,000				5,500,000		7,900,000
Adjust pension liability				(11,970,000)			1,860,000											5,500,000	6,400,000
Wind Down Expenses						4,600,000
Liquidation Costs									1,600,000
Legal Liability to customers derecognized						$ 4,600,000