DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:

	2013		2012
Senior secured Term Loan A facility due 2018	$	1,630,662	$	—
Senior secured Term Loan B facility due 2020	932,895		—
4 1/2% senior unsecured notes	700,000		700,000
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes	600,000		600,000
7 3/4% debentures	99,664		99,642
Senior secured Term Loan A facility due 2016 - United States dollar-denominated	—		560,000
Senior secured Term Loan B facility due 2016 - United States dollar-denominated	—		340,000
Total	3,963,221		2,299,642
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	85,000		88,000
Long-term debt	$	3,878,221	$	2,211,642

Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments [Table Text Block]

As of February 2, 2014, the Company’s mandatory long-term debt repayments for the next five years were as follows:

2014	$	85,000
2015	116,875
2016	159,375
2017	170,000
2018	1,105,000