Defined Contribution Plans

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Defined Contribution Plans

Defined Contribution Plans

Note 9. Defined Contribution Plans

        We have a tax-qualified voluntary retirement savings plan covering substantially all full-time United States employees and other similar plans covering certain foreign employees. If a participant decides to contribute, a portion of the contribution is matched by us. Additionally, we incur certain charges related to our non-qualified deferred compensation plan as discussed in Note 1. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on the deferred compensation plan investments are recorded in SG&A in our consolidated statements of earnings and substantially offset the changes in deferred compensation liabilities to participants resulting from changes in market values. Our aggregate expense under these defined contribution and non-qualified deferred compensation plans in fiscal 2012, fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 were $3.0 million, $2.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively.