Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures", outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and the related disclosures and prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013 are set forth in the table below:



Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
As of February 1, 2014
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets held in trust ⁽¹⁾	$	49,351	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	49,351	$	—	$	—
As of February 2, 2013
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets held in trust ⁽¹⁾	$	36,871	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	36,871	$	—	$	—


⁽¹⁾	Consists of investments in various mutual funds made by eligible individuals as part of the Company's deferred compensation plan (See Note 13).

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain other liabilities approximated book value due to the short-term nature of these instruments at both February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013.

The Company uses quoted prices in active markets to determine the fair value of the aforementioned assets determined to be Level 1 instruments. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during fiscal 2013 and 2012. The Company did not hold any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013. The Company's policy for recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy is to recognize any transfer at the end of the fiscal quarter in which the determination to transfer was made.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs (in thousands):



	2012
Beginning balance, January 28, 2012	$	—
Transfers in (see Note 15)	32,370
Total realized losses included in net income	(32,370		)
Ending balance, February 2, 2013	$	—

Realized losses are included within impairment of available-for-sale investments on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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