COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

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 non-cancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2027. Rent expense for operating leases for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $175.9 million, $169.4 million and $165.1 million, respectively, and includes contingent rentals of $0.2 million, $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Sublease rentals of $1.2 million, $1.1 million and $0.7 million were received in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Minimum future rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of February 1, 2014 for each of the next five years and in the aggregate are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Operating Leases
2014	$	177,071
2015		162,397
2016		138,251
2017		107,758
2018		82,082
Thereafter		235,232
Total	$	902,791

The total minimum lease commitment amount above does not include minimum sublease rent income of $6.0 million receivable in the future under non-cancelable sublease agreements.

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.