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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Number of department and specialty retailers	1,400		1,400
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Retail Operations [Member]
Number of brands	5		5
Number of stores	392		392
Number of catalogs	5		5
Number of web sites	9		9
Percentage of net sales	95.00%	95.00%	95.00%	95.00%

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