DEBT Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes, 10 Percent, Due July 2014 [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes, 10 Percent, Due July 2014 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Senior Unsecured Notes, 7 Percent, Due August 2011 [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Securitization Facility [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Rabobank Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$ 59,700,000	$ 77,800,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price						68,300,000
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	4,600,000	14,100,000	12,200,000	21,400,000	4,600,000	11,000,000		1,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Condition of Early Maturity											will mature on March 15, 2014 if the outstanding principal balance of our 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												407,100,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding												0
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%