FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis and Recorded Impairment [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities that were required to be remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (consisting of property and equipment and other long-lived assets) during 2011 and 2010, and the total impairments recorded as a result of the remeasurement process:

	Fair Value Measurement Using					Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total  Impairments For The Year Ended
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3
2011	N/A	N/A		$	79	$	79	$	7,686
2010	N/A	$	200	$	91	$	291	$	13,900

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, short-term borrowings and long-term debt for 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	2011				2010
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	233,197	$	233,197	$	498,718	$	498,718
Short-term borrowings	13,040		13,040		4,868		4,868
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	1,902,876		1,978,419		2,364,002		2,415,980