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Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 03, 2013
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits [Line Items] |
Minimum percentage of pension liability | 80.00%
Anticipated employer's contribution to fund current benefit and expense payments under the unfunded plan in fiscal 2014 | $ 3.5

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- Definition Minimum Percentage of pension liability under Pension Protection Act. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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