RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013		Jan. 29, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 268,505		$ 251,810
Actual return, net of plan expenses	24,973		9,371
Benefit payments	(14,456)		(12,696)
Company contributions	105,000		20,020
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	384,022		268,505
Funded status at end of year	(22,373)		(91,222)
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 at end of year	382,318		266,496
Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	129,707		112,356
Fair Value, 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 at end of year	252,611		154,140
Fair Value, 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 at 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 at end of year	1,704	[1]	2,009	[1]
United States 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 at end of year	65,101	[2]	56,016	[2]
United States Equities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	65,101	[2]	56,016	[2]
United States Equities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
United States Equities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at 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 at end of year	1,266	[2]	1,285	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	1,266	[2]	1,285	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[2]	0	[2]
International Equities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at 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 at end of year	16,373	[3]	13,297	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	16,373	[3]	13,297	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[3]	0	[3]
Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[3]	0	[3]
United States 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 at end of year	42,183	[4]	37,564
United States equity fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	42,183	[4]	37,564
United States equity fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[4]	0
United States equity fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[4]	0
International 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 at end of year	46,976	[5]	41,288	[5]
International Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	0	[5]	0	[5]
International Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	46,976	[5]	41,288	[5]
International Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[5]	0	[5]
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 at end of year	19,356	[6]	17,922	[6]
Government Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
Government Securities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	19,356	[6]	17,922	[6]
Government Securities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
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 at end of year	86,982	[6]	55,551	[6]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	86,982	[6]	55,551	[6]
Corporate Securities [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[6]	0	[6]
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 at end of year	99,297	[7]	39,379	[7]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	99,297	[7]	39,379	[7]
Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[7]	0	[7]
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 at end of year	4,784	[8]	4,194	[8]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, 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 at end of year	4,784	[8]	4,194	[8]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	0	[8]	0	[8]
Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, 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 at end of year	$ 0	[8]	$ 0	[8]

[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 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.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.