DEBT Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 30, 2011 Senior Secured Notes, 10 Percent, Due July 2014 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Senior Unsecured Notes, 7 Percent, Due August 2011 [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Inventory Revolver [Member] number	Oct. 30, 2011 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Securitization Facility [Member] number	Oct. 30, 2011 Rabobank Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					$ 37,100,000	$ 77,800,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price					41,900,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Prior to Refinancing								1,000,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity									925,000,000	925,000,000	275,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Option to Increase Maximum Borrowing Capacity									1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	6,400,000	7,300,000	7,600,000	7,300,000	6,400,000		1,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Condition of Early Maturity										will mature on March 15, 2014 if the outstanding principal balance of our senior secured notes due July 2014 (2014 Notes), net of the amount of cash in excess of $75 million, exceeds $300 million on that date
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage									0.375%		0.375%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description									LIBOR plus 2.5%		lender's cost of funds of 0.28% plus 1.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms										The ratio of our funded debt to capitalization (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) may not exceed 0.5 to 1.0, and our EBITDA to interest expense ratio (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) may not be less than 2.5 to 1.0.
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross									9,700,000	9,700,000	1,300,000
Accounts Receivable Held By SPV											494,900,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding											150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount												200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Early Payment Obligation												$ 25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms												LIBOR plus 3.75% or a base rate (the greater of Rabobank's prime rate and the Federal funds rate plus 0.5%) plus 2.75%