DEBT Narrative (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 120,700,000	$ 120,700,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 120,700,000	$ 7,600,000
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes, Four Percent, Due June 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		384,300,000		384,300,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net		15,700,000		15,700,000
Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Point Seven Five Percent, Due May 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		55,000,000		55,000,000
Issuance of Debt [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes, Six Point Six Two Five Percent, Due August 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	1,000,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Net of Debt Issuance Costs	981,200,000
Debt Issuance Cost	18,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Life	10 years
Tender Offer to Repurchase Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount	649,400,000
Tender Offer to Repurchase Debt [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Point Seven Five Percent, Due May 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	105,000,000
Tender Offer to Repurchase Debt [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Ten Percent, Due July 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	456,600,000
Repayment of Debt [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Ten Percent, Due July 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount	155,500,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	$ 132,800,000
Amendment of Debt Agreement [Member] | Rabobank Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description	extended from June 2016 (fiscal 2017) to May 2018 (fiscal 2019)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	annual rate equal to LIBOR plus 4%, or at our election, a base rate plus 3%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description	minimum interest coverage ratio (ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense) of not less than 1.75 to 1.0 commencing with our third quarter of fiscal 2013