DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes, due December 2014	Jan. 28, 2012 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes, due December 2014	Jan. 28, 2012 Term loan prior to its amendment and restatement	Oct. 11, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018 [Member] item	Feb. 02, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2018 [Member] item	Jan. 16, 2009 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016	Jan. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016	Jul. 26, 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement, through July 2016 Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Vendor financing program	Jan. 28, 2012 Vendor financing program	Feb. 02, 2013 Standby letters of credit	Jan. 28, 2012 Standby letters of credit	Feb. 02, 2013 Letters of credit	Jan. 28, 2012 Letters of credit
Debt and financing arrangements
Total	$ 200,000,000	$ 295,122,000		$ 147,565,000	$ 147,557,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Current maturities	(2,000,000)	(1,079,000)
Long-term debt less current maturities	198,000,000	294,043,000
Variable interest rate base	LIBOR					LIBOR			LIBOR
Floor rate on LIBOR (as a percent)						1.25%
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)			7.50%
Number of stores collateralized						16	142
Amortization of financing costs and discounts			1,900,000
Deferred financing costs							6,500,000
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense			7,500,000
Number of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedge						2
Notional amount of interest rate swaps						50,000,000
Value of term loan						100,000,000
Fixed percentage to be paid under hedge						1.855%
Maximum borrowing facility								300,000,000
Margin added to derive interest rate (as a percent)						3.75%						2.00%	2.50%
Outstanding borrowings							200,000,000		0
Amount of availability utilized to support outstanding letters of credit									37,400,000
Available borrowing capacity remaining									141,200,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)									4.50%	6.30%
Minimum borrowing availability required to prevent the triggering of an EBITDA requirement covenant												50,000,000
Long-term debt estimated fair value	203,500,000	293,600,000
Vendor financing program
Trade payable program availability														175,000,000
Trade payable program liability	149,718,000	85,214,000												149,700,000	85,200,000
Outstanding letters of credit									37,400,000							32,200,000	31,700,000	5,200,000	0
Amount for which the entity is contingently liable for surety bonds	11,500,000	8,300,000
Annual maturities of all long-term debt for the next five fiscal years
2013							2,000,000
2014							2,000,000
2015							2,000,000
2016							2,000,000
2017							2,000,000
Thereafter							190,000,000
Total	200,000,000	295,122,000		147,565,000	147,557,000	200,000,000	200,000,000
Amount of fees capitalized								$ 6,800,000
Amortization period of fees capitalized								5 years
Reduction in interest rate due to amended and restated the Agreement (as a percent)											0.75%