RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012		Jan. 30, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
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)
Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	266,496		253,326
Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	112,356		74,078
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	154,140		179,248
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0		0
Other Assets and Liabilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	2,009	[1]	(1,516)	[1]
U.S. Equities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	56,016	[2]	53,609	[2]
U.S. Equities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	56,016	[2]	53,609	[2]
U.S. Equities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
U.S. Equities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	1,285	[2]	2,910	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	1,285	[2]	2,910	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	13,297	[3]	13,376	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	13,297	[3]	13,376	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[3]	0	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[3]	0	[3]
U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			35,696	[4]
U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[4]
U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			35,696	[4]
U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[4]
U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	37,564	[5]
U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	37,564	[5]
U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[5]
U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[5]
International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	41,288	[6]	46,632	[6]
International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	41,288	[6]	46,632	[6]
International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
Government Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	17,922	[7]	3,610	[7]
Government Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
Government Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	17,922	[7]	3,610	[7]
Government Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	55,551	[7]	25,617	[7]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	55,551	[7]	25,617	[7]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			13,969	[8]
Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[8]
Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			13,969	[8]
Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[8]
U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			16,935	[9]
U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[9]
U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			16,935	[9]
U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year			0	[9]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	39,379	[10]	36,789	[10]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[10]	0	[10]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	39,379	[10]	36,789	[10]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[10]	0	[10]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	4,194	[11]	4,183	[11]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	4,194	[11]	4,183	[11]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	0	[11]	0	[11]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$ 0	[11]	$ 0	[11]

[1] This category includes other pension assets and liabilities such as pending trades and accrued income.

[2] Valued at the closing price in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

[3] 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.

[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 in U.S. large cap equities that track the S&P 500 Index.

[5] 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.

[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 primarily in equities outside the U.S. seeking long-term capital appreciation.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[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 fixed income securities to track to the Barclays Capital U.S. aggregate bond index.

[10] 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.

[11] 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.