GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,935	$ 8,753	$ 7,688	$ 7,058
Merchandise inventories	738,089	734,956	723,454
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	79,926	93,394	72,118
Total current assets	838,950	837,103	803,260
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	641,748	641,996	632,701
Deferred income taxes	13,239	15,781	19,384
Intangible assets, net	86,964	90,151	93,532
Other long-term assets	22,851	23,483	23,702
Total assets	1,603,752	1,608,514	1,572,579
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	241,272	208,882	238,077
Accrued payroll and benefits	24,436	28,848	25,447
Accrued expenses	138,597	158,022	142,276
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	109,049	10,749	11,011
Deferred income taxes	22,834	24,478	27,255
Total current liabilities	536,188	430,979	444,066
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	868,855	895,979	899,081
Other long-term liabilities	183,180	193,908	169,843
Total liabilities	1,588,223	1,520,866	1,512,990
Total shareholders' equity	15,529	87,648	59,589	127,956
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,603,752	1,608,514	1,572,579
Consolidating Eliminations
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(516)	(434)	(578)
Total current assets	(516)	(434)	(578)
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	(14,557)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(792,468)	(848,185)	(774,994)
Other long-term assets	(3,431)
Total assets	(810,972)	(848,619)	(775,572)
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	(516)	(434)	(578)
Total current liabilities	(516)	(434)	(578)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,431)
Total liabilities	(3,947)	(434)	(578)
Total shareholders' equity	(807,025)	(848,185)	(774,994)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(810,972)	(848,619)	(775,572)
Parent | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1	1
Investment in and advances to affiliates	15,528	87,647	59,588
Total assets	15,529	87,648	59,589
Current liabilities:
Total shareholders' equity	15,529	87,648	59,589
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	15,529	87,648	59,589
Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,043	4,209	2,874	2,889
Merchandise inventories	505,907	483,270	480,852
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	72,712	74,956	64,590
Total current assets	581,662	562,435	548,316
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	324,926	268,224	250,215
Deferred income taxes	3,575	4,889	3,144
Intangible assets, net	23,147	24,618	26,114
Investment in and advances to affiliates	349,768	324,668	322,324
Other long-term assets	25,352	22,685	22,692
Total assets	1,308,430	1,207,519	1,172,805
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	241,272	208,882	238,077
Accrued payroll and benefits	19,192	23,637	20,434
Accrued expenses	70,471	76,599	73,378
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	1,293	460	446
Deferred income taxes	9,197	10,081	7,940
Total current liabilities	341,425	319,659	340,275
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	813,522	651,436	649,957
Other long-term liabilities	140,530	150,152	123,485
Total liabilities	1,295,477	1,121,247	1,113,717
Total shareholders' equity	12,953	86,272	59,088
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,308,430	1,207,519	1,172,805
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,247	4,543	4,813	$ 4,168
Merchandise inventories	232,182	251,686	242,602
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,187	14,906	5,272
Total current assets	241,616	271,135	252,687
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	181,127	146,793	150,065
Deferred income taxes	9,664	10,892	16,240
Intangible assets, net	63,817	65,533	67,418
Investment in and advances to affiliates	427,172	435,870	393,082
Other long-term assets	822	391	446
Total assets	924,218	930,614	879,938
Current liabilities:
Accrued payroll and benefits	5,244	5,211	5,013
Accrued expenses	68,366	81,857	69,402
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	3,840	3,501	3,394
Deferred income taxes	13,637	14,397	19,315
Total current liabilities	91,087	104,966	97,124
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	55,333	39,790	41,281
Other long-term liabilities	41,436	41,921	44,587
Total liabilities	187,856	186,677	182,992
Total shareholders' equity	736,362	743,937	696,946
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	924,218	930,614	879,938
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	13,644
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,543	3,966	2,834
Total current assets	16,187	3,966	2,834
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net	150,252	226,979	232,421
Other long-term assets	108	407	564
Total assets	166,547	231,352	235,819
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	276		74
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	103,916	6,788	7,171
Total current liabilities	104,192	6,788	7,245
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities		204,753	207,843
Other long-term liabilities	4,645	1,835	1,771
Total liabilities	108,837	213,376	216,859
Total shareholders' equity	57,710	17,976	18,960
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 166,547	$ 231,352	$ 235,819