QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Apr. 28, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
Total Revenues	$ 530,847,000	$ 509,608,000	$ 525,671,000	$ 524,604,000	$ 505,318,000	$ 522,173,000	$ 522,594,000	$ 513,540,000	$ 2,090,730,000	$ 2,063,627,000	$ 1,988,641,000
Gross Profit	117,206,000	116,040,000	130,601,000	127,652,000	112,273,000	126,921,000	135,210,000	135,122,000	491,500,000	509,529,000	522,352,000
Operating Profit / Loss	(16,394,000)	3,791,000	16,315,000	7,940,000	(29,000)	17,347,000	21,939,000	26,311,000	11,654,000	65,570,000	82,580,000
Earnings / Loss from Continuing Operations	(14,320,000)	(6,695,000)	33,034,000	1,134,000	(4,191,000)	7,022,000	13,891,000	12,405,000	13,155,000	29,128,000	37,171,000
Earnings / Loss	(14,543,000)	(6,759,000)	33,048,000	1,062,000	(4,420,000)	7,011,000	13,943,000	12,368,000	12,810,000	28,903,000	36,631,000
Earnings / Loss Per Share from Continuing Operations
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.62	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ 0.13	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.25	$ 0.55	$ 0.71
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.61	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ 0.13	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.70
Earnings / Loss Per Share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.62	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ 0.13	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.70
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.61	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ 0.13	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.24	$ 0.54	$ 0.69
Cash Dividends Per Share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.0300	$ 0.0300	$ 0.0300	$ 0.0300		$ 0.12	$ 0.12
Pension settlement charge	17,800,000								17,753,000
Asset impairment charge		8,800,000							10,555,000	1,619,000	970,000
Refinancing costs		11,200,000
Merger settlement proceeds, net of costs			42,800,000						42,816,000
Released of valuation allowance (net of federal tax) relating to state net loss operating carryforwards and credits							3,400,000
Reduction in reserve for excess inventory					$ 1,100,000
Minimum
Earnings / Loss Per Share
Market Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 9.48	$ 8.76	$ 8.67	$ 14.90	$ 10.21	$ 8.18	$ 10.27	$ 10.53	$ 9.48	$ 10.21
Maximum
Earnings / Loss Per Share
Market Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 11.16	$ 10.57	$ 14.93	$ 15.46	$ 12.08	$ 12.04	$ 14.28	$ 14.70	$ 11.16	$ 12.08