PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, was as follows:



	2011			2010
Land	$	1,028		$	1,028
Buildings and building improvements	70,692			71,518
Machinery, software and equipment	245,614			233,812
Furniture and fixtures	216,339			188,276
Shop-in-shops	78,034			64,575
Leasehold improvements	360,353			289,227
Construction in progress	23,686			13,702
Property, plant and equipment, gross	995,746			862,138
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(536,855		)	(457,561		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	458,891		$	404,577

Construction in progress at January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011 represents costs incurred for machinery, software and equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements not yet placed in use, principally related to the construction of warehouse and distribution centers and retail stores. Interest costs capitalized in construction in progress were immaterial during 2011, 2010 and 2009.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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