RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012 item	Jul. 28, 2012 item	Apr. 28, 2012 item	Nov. 26, 2011 item	Oct. 27, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012 item	Jan. 28, 2012
RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT
Number of stores to be closed per plan approved by the Board				100
Number of stores identified for closure				103
Sales from the stores identified for closure							$ 35,000,000
Store-level operating losses from the stores identified for closure							11,000,000
Non-cash impairment charges					139,000	11,445,000	7,000,000
Net benefit related to restructuring and impairment costs		4,700,000	800,000		5,200,000
Net lease liabilities in excess of actual settlements negotiated		4,900,000	1,400,000
Number of stores closed		2	11			90
Number of stores for which net lease termination liabilities exceeded the actual settlements negotiated		35	18
Additional lease termination liabilities related to closed stores			500,000
Non-cash asset impairment charges related to stores that the entity plans to continue to operate					100,000
Number of stores continue to operate			5
Restructuring related professional fees	300,000	200,000
Restructuring charges	300,000				656,000	9,738,000
Net lease liabilities less than from actual settlements negotiated	30,000
Number of stores for which net lease termination liabilities was less than from the actual settlements negotiated	1
Lease termination liability reclassified from long term portion to current accrued liabilities	$ 300,000
Number of stores for which net lease termination liabilities was reclassified	1