Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

(7) Accrued Expenses

        Accrued expenses are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Jan. 28, 2012		Jan. 29, 2011
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	65,363	$	67,825
Income taxes		26,843		29,596
Sales and use taxes, property taxes, and other indirect taxes		32,671		26,954
Deferred royalties		12,716		12,390
Construction costs		9,053		9,723
Store credits, loyalty and gift cards		8,259		8,448
Advertising		7,769		7,280
Professional fees		6,516		7,035
Derivative financial instruments		1,107		7,766
Other		22,850		17,976
	$	193,147	$	194,993