DEBT Working Capital Facilities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	May 01, 2011	Jan. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Apr. 29, 2012	May 01, 2011	May 02, 2010	Apr. 29, 2012 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Securitization Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Prior to Refinancing											$ 1,000,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							1,300,000,000					925,000,000	275,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Option to Increase Maximum Borrowing Capacity												1,200,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment	4,600,000	6,400,000	1,200,000	71,100,000	14,100,000	7,300,000	12,200,000	92,500,000	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	1,300,000
Accounts Receivable Held By SPV													390,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding				76,900,000			64,900,000	76,900,000					0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity							1,100,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount							99,800,000	81,600,000	163,700,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period							4.90%	4.80%	4.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period							$ 245,300,000	$ 256,900,000	$ 609,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End				5.20%			5.70%	5.20%