Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

12. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental shares attributed to outstanding options to purchase common stock using the treasury stock method, if dilutive. In periods where a net loss is reported, incremental shares are excluded as their effect would be anti-dilutive. In such circumstances, the weighted-average number of shares outstanding in the basic and diluted earnings per common share calculations will be the same. Anti-dilutive options and nonvested shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because either the option exercise price or the grant date fair value of the nonvested share is greater than the market price of the Company’s common stock. Options to purchase 3,052,813 and 2,849,978 shares of common stock in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 2,762,626 and 2,975,667 shares of common stock in the first three quarters of fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.