INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Components of income before income taxes
Domestic	$ 8,533	$ 14,577	$ 36,634
Foreign	757	7,923	4,954
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	9,290	22,500	41,588
Current:
Federal	(267)	(338)
State	451	471	602
Foreign	2,132	1,636	1,557
Deferred:
Federal(a)	2,765	6,548	14,743
State	840	988	(3,887)
Foreign	(3,684)	40	(555)
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	2,237	9,345	12,460
Tax benefit recorded to discontinued operations	102	186	121
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate for income tax expense
Statutory tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal tax (as a percent)	6.00%	4.10%	3.20%
Foreign taxes, net of federal tax (as a percent)	4.40%	5.60%	1.70%
Tax credits net of valuation allowance (as a percent)	(7.50%)	(3.20%)	(2.30%)
Foreign deferred adjustment (as a percent)	(8.40%)
Foreign tax law change impact (as a percent)	(3.80%)
Tax uncertainty adjustment (as a percent)	(3.00%)	(1.50%)	(0.10%)
Release of valuation allowance (as a percent)			(8.30%)
Non deductible expenses (as a percent)	3.50%	0.50%	0.70%
Stock compensation (as a percent)		1.80%	0.10%
Other, net (as a percent)	(2.10%)	(0.80%)
Effective rate (as a percent)	24.10%	41.50%	30.00%
Deferred tax assets:
Employee compensation	3,544	5,274
Store closing reserves	673	719
Legal reserve	182	122
Benefit accruals	2,109	1,247
Net operating loss carryforwards-Federal	1,115	1,887
Net operating loss carryforwards-State	111,258	111,785
Tax credit carryforwards	26,605	16,291
Accrued leases	15,215	16,032
Interest rate derivatives		708
Deferred gain on sale leaseback	46,176	51,124
Deferred revenue	2,987	5,194
Other	1,312	1,874
Gross deferred tax assets	211,176	212,257
Valuation allowance	(106,695)	(102,341)
Net deferred tax assets	104,481	109,916
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	33,059	42,400
Inventories	71,630	65,203
Real estate tax	3,300	3,214
Insurance and other	4,299	6,261
Interest rate derivatives	274
Debt related liabilities	3,606	3,588
Deferred tax liabilities	116,168	120,666
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$ (11,687)	$ (10,750)