Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Reconciliations of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculations

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015, February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, respectively.

	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 31, 2015					February 1, 2014					February 2, 2013
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic Earnings per Share	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Net income	$	67,980				$	102,430				$	102,585
Less net income associated with participating securities	1,376					1,983					1,470
Basic earnings per share	$	66,604	45,172	$	1.47	$	100,447	45,490	$	2.21	$	101,115	47,494	$	2.13
Diluted Earnings per Share
Net income	$	67,980				$	102,430				$	102,585
Less net income associated with participating securities	1,363					1,963					1,452
Effect of dilutive securities			436					465					600
Diluted earnings per share	$	66,617	45,608	$	1.46	$	100,467	45,955	$	2.19	$	101,133	48,094	$	2.10