COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

16.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

• Lease commitments

We lease retail business locations, office and warehouse facilities, copier equipment and automotive equipment under various noncancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2027. Rent expense for operating leases for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $169.4 million, $165.1 million and $161.7 million, respectively, and includes contingent rentals of $0.6 million, $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Sublease rentals of $1.1 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million were received in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Minimum future rental payments under noncancelable operating leases as of February 2, 2013 for each of the next five years and in the aggregate are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Operating Leases
2013	$	166,817
2014		150,326
2015		132,138
2016		107,989
2017		77,896
Thereafter		200,692
Total	$	835,858

Leases on retail business locations specify minimum rentals plus common area maintenance charges and possible additional rentals based upon percentages of sales. Most of the retail business location leases provide for renewal options at rates specified in the leases. In the normal course of business, these leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases.

• Legal matters

We are involved in various routine legal proceedings, including ongoing litigation, incidental to the conduct of our business. Management believes that none of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.