RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Following is a reconciliation of the changes in the projected benefit obligation (pension plans and SERP Plans) and the accumulated benefit obligation (postretirement plan) for each of the last two years:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning of year	$	319,048		$	283,639		$	30,628		$	15,205		$	17,781		$	22,668
Business acquisitions	—			—			—			15,693			—			—
Service cost	14,138			9,216			98			90			—			—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			1,810			1,623			1,018			1,090
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)	(2,275		)	(2,045		)	—			—
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	—			—			—			—			(1,800		)	(2,122		)
Plan amendments	—			9			—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidy	—			—			—			—			107			114
Actuarial loss (gain)	62,298			22,611			1,921			62			1,141			(3,969		)
End of year	$	399,262		$	319,048		$	32,182		$	30,628		$	18,247		$	17,781

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Following is a reconciliation of the fair value of the assets held by the Company’s pension plans and the plans’ funded status for each of the last two years:



	2011			2010
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	251,810		$	207,883
Actual return, net of plan expenses	9,371			30,438
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)
Company contributions	22,729			27,759
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	268,505		$	251,810
Funded status at end of year	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Current liabilities	$	(4,632	)	$	(3,753	)	$	(2,627	)	$	(2,295	)	$	(2,028	)	$	(2,014	)
Non-current liabilities	(126,125		)	(63,485		)	(29,555		)	(28,333		)	(16,219		)	(15,767		)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)	$	(32,182	)	$	(30,628	)	$	(18,247	)	$	(17,781	)

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI that, as of the end of each applicable fiscal year, had not yet been recognized as components of net benefit cost were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Prior service credit	$	319		$	381		$	—		$	—		$	3,072		$	3,889
Net loss	(196,609		)	(131,190		)	(1,982		)	(43		)	(3,124		)	(2,010		)
Total	$	(196,290	)	$	(130,809	)	$	(1,982	)	$	(43	)	$	(52	)	$	1,879

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI as of January 29, 2012 expected to be recognized as components of net benefit cost in 2012 were as follows:



	Pension Plans			SERP Plans		Postretirement Plan
Prior service credit	$	62		$	—	$	817
Net (loss) gain	(16,307		)	—		(160		)
Total	$	(16,245	)	$	—	$	657

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following tables show the fair value of total pension plan assets for each major category as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011:



			Fair Value Measurements at January 29, 2012
Asset Category	Total		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	56,016	$	56,016	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	1,285		1,285		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,297		13,297		—		—
U.S. equity fund⁽³⁾	37,564		37,564		—		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	41,288		—		41,288		—
Fixed income securities:
Government securities⁽⁵⁾	17,922		—		17,922		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	55,551		—		55,551		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	39,379		—		39,379		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,194		4,194		—		—
Subtotal	$	266,496	$	112,356	$	154,140	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	2,009
Total	$	268,505



				Fair Value Measurements at January 30, 2011
Asset Category	Total			Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	53,609		$	53,609	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	2,910			2,910		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,376			13,376		—		—
U.S. equity commingled fund⁽⁹⁾	35,696			—		35,696		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	46,632			—		46,632		—
Fixed income securities:
Government and agency securities⁽⁵⁾	3,610			—		3,610		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	25,617			—		25,617		—
Asset and mortgage backed securities⁽¹⁰⁾	13,969			—		13,969		—
U.S. bond commingled fund⁽¹¹⁾	16,935			—		16,935		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	36,789			—		36,789		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,183			4,183		—		—
Subtotal	$	253,326		$	74,078	$	179,248	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	(1,516		)
Total	$	251,810

⁽¹⁾ Valued at the closing price in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.


⁽²⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and international equities seeking long-term growth of principal and income.


⁽³⁾	Valued at the closing price in the active market in which this fund is traded. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the Russell 1000 Index.


⁽⁴⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests primarily in equities outside the U.S. seeking long-term capital appreciation.


⁽⁵⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing that uses a discounted cash flow method. Inputs include actual and comparable trade data, market benchmarks, broker quotes, trading spreads and/or other applicable data.


⁽⁶⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in high grade, short-term, money market instruments.


⁽⁷⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in both equity securities and fixed income securities seeking a high total return.


⁽⁸⁾	This category includes other pension assets and liabilities such as pending trades and accrued income.


⁽⁹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the S&P 500 Index.


⁽¹⁰⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing using a combined market/income approach that includes discounted projected cash flows, comparable trade data, market benchmarks and/or other applicable data.


⁽¹¹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in fixed income securities to track to the Barclays Capital U.S. aggregate bond index.

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net benefit cost and other pre-tax amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in each of the last three years were as follows:



Net Benefit Cost Recognized in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans									Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost, including plan expenses	$	14,528		$	9,516		$	7,637		$	98		$	90		$	70		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			16,937			1,810			1,623			958			1,018			1,090			1,459
Amortization of net loss (gain)	9,240			7,580			2,325			(18		)	(8		)	(39		)	27			—			258
Expected return on plan assets	(22,123		)	(19,970		)	(20,028		)	—			—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(62		)	(62		)	(30		)	—			—			—			(817		)	(817		)	(817		)
Curtailment loss	—			—			13			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total	$	20,766		$	14,907		$	6,854		$	1,890		$	1,705		$	989		$	228		$	273		$	900

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]



Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011		2010		2009		2011			2010			2009
Actuarial loss (gain)	$	74,659		$	11,844		$	12,207		$	1,921	$	62	$	1,809	$	1,141		$	(3,969	)	$	1,666
Prior service cost	—			9			—			—		—		—		—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	62			62			16			—		—		—		817			817			817
Amortization of net (loss) gain	(9,240		)	(7,580		)	(2,325		)	18		8		39		(27		)	—			(258		)
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,481		$	4,335		$	9,898		$	1,939	$	70	$	1,848	$	1,931		$	(3,152	)	$	2,225

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

The expected benefit payments associated with the Company’s pension plans and SERP Plans, and expected benefit payments, net of retiree contributions, associated with the Company’s postretirement plan are as follows:



			Postretirement Plan
	Pension Plans	SERP Plans	Excluding Medicare Subsidy Receipts	Expected Medicare Subsidy Receipts
2012	18,406	2,627	2,028	105
2013	18,419	2,684	1,930	100
2014	17,348	2,879	1,855	95
2015	18,736	2,702	1,756	89
2016	19,514	2,701	1,621	82
2017-2021	122,981	11,492	6,683	307

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The medical health care cost trend rate assumed for 2012 is 6.46% and is assumed to decrease by approximately 0.15% per year through 2022. Thereafter, the rate assumed is 5.0%. If the assumed health care cost trend rate increased or decreased by 1%, the aggregate effect on the service and interest cost components of the net postretirement benefit cost for 2011 and on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 29, 2012 would be as follows:



	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Impact on service and interest cost	$	62	$	(56	)
Impact on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	1,168	$	(1,055	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Significant weighted average rate assumptions used in determining the projected and accumulated benefit obligations at the end of each year and benefit cost in the following year were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Discount rate	5.06	%	6.09	%	6.35	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels (applies to pension plans only)	4.31	%	4.30	%	4.29	%
Long-term rate of return on assets (applies to pension plans only)	7.75	%	8.25	%	8.25	%

Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

In 2011 and 2010, all of the Company’s pension plans, including the Company’s unfunded supplemental pension plans, had projected and accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The balances were as follows:



	2011		2010
Number of plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	399,262	$	319,048
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810

Number of plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	366,744	$	298,618
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810