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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment
Showroom
State
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]      
Number of showrooms 119    
Number of states 16    
Number of reportable segments 1    
Period of settlement for amounts due from third-party financial institutions for credit and debit card transactions (in days) 5 days    
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]      
Delivery fees $ 27,588,000 $ 21,699,000 $ 21,492,000
Deliveries expense 32,736,000 31,411,000 31,218,000
Purchasing, warehousing, delivery and other distribution costs 64,302,000 61,991,000 62,857,000
Liability for deferred escalating minimum rent 11,581,000 12,003,000  
Lease incentives 1,766,000 2,918,000  
Prepaid advertising cost 604,000 631,000  
Advertising expense 43,030,000 41,883,000 41,591,000
Interest expense 1,218,000 866,000 845,000
Self-insurance reserves 8,220,000 7,227,000  
Assets [Abstract]      
Other assets fair value 2,081,000 1,549,000  
Percentage of earnings or losses assumed in calculation (in hundredths) 100.00% 100.00%  
Unrecognized pension liability $ 15,412,000 $ 23,378,000  
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 25 years    
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 33 years    
Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 5 years    
Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 15 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 3 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 15 years    
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 3 years    
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 15 years    
Buildings Under Lease [Member]
      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 15 years