DEBT Working Capital Facilities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012	May 01, 2011	Apr. 29, 2012 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ABL Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Inventory Revolver [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Securitization Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Prior to Refinancing									$ 1,000,000,000		$ 925,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					1,400,000,000					1,025,000,000		275,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Option to Increase Maximum Borrowing Capacity										1,225,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment	120,700,000	4,600,000	6,400,000	1,200,000	120,700,000	12,200,000	92,500,000	1,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage										0.50%		0.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description										LIBOR plus 3%		0.2% plus 1.75%
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												411,100,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding					82,300,000	64,900,000						0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity					1,300,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount					105,400,000	99,800,000	81,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period					5.20%	4.90%	4.80%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period					$ 229,900,000	$ 245,300,000	$ 256,900,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End					4.40%	5.70%