SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2010	Feb. 02, 2013 segment point	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Sep. 01, 2010	Aug. 06, 2010 entity
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$ 164,344,000	$ 154,395,000
Significant Accounting Policies
Number of reportable segments		2
Number of leading providers of corporate clothing uniforms and work wear						2
Rights to receive the proceeds from life insurance policies					2,600,000
Payments made for the right to receive insurance proceeds	2,600,000
Payments received for the right to receive insurance proceeds					2,600,000
Depreciation expense		81,700,000	72,600,000	73,600,000
Goodwill		87,835,000	87,782,000	87,994,000
Likelihood percentage		50.00%
Determination period		36 months
Pretax breakage income recognized		1,500,000	1,400,000	1,800,000
Loyalty Point Threshold		500
Period after which reward certificates earned must be redeemed		6 months
Amount of rewards certificates		50
General lease commencement		60 days
Advertising expense		94,400,000	84,400,000	91,500,000
Share based compensation expense recognized		16,500,000	13,800,000	11,900,000
Income tax benefit recognized		6,400,000	5,400,000	4,600,000
Maximum
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities
Amortization expense useful life		20 years
Minimum
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities
Amortization expense useful life		5 years
Sabbatical Leave
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		11,700,000	11,100,000
Loyalty Program Reward Certificate
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$ 6,900,000	$ 6,500,000