RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of Noncontributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans	5		5
Vesting Period Non-Contributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans			5
Total Combined Non-Contributory Defined and Unfunded Non-Qualified Supplemental Defined Benefit Pension Plans			6
Current Executives Covered By Capital Accumulation Program			4
Retired Executives Covered By Capital Accumulation Program	16		16
Plan Benefit Payment Activation Age	65		65
Minimum Age Prior to Employment Termination	55		55
Plan Benefit Payment Period			10 years
Minimum Number of Years of Employment			10 years
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost, including plan expenses	$ 3,632	$ 2,379	$ 10,896	$ 7,137
Interest cost	4,796	4,461	14,387	13,383
Amortization of net loss (gain)	2,310	1,895	6,930	5,685
Expected return on plan assets	(5,531)	(4,993)	(16,592)	(14,978)
Amortization of prior service credit	(15)	(15)	(46)	(46)
Total	5,192	3,727	15,575	11,181
CAP Plan and SERP Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost, including plan expenses	25	23	74	68
Interest cost	453	463	1,358	1,159
Total	478	486	1,432	1,227
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Interest cost	255	273	764	818
Amortization of net loss (gain)	6	0	20	0
Amortization of prior service credit	(204)	(204)	(613)	(613)
Total	$ 57	$ 69	$ 171	$ 205