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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2011
Property and Equipment |
Schedule of property and equipment |
|  | Jan. 28, 2012 |  | Jan. 29, 2011 |
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Land and land improvements |  | $ | 2,866 |  | $ | 2,866 |
Building and building improvements |  |  | 3,657 |  |  | 3,381 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 382,098 |  |  | 336,672 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |  |  | 330,517 |  |  | 291,787 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 18,257 |  |  | 20,094 |
Properties under capital lease |  |  | 22,474 |  |  | 23,135 |
|  |  | 759,869 |  |  | 677,935 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | 410,984 |  |  | 364,079 |
|  | $ | 348,885 |  | $ | 313,856 |

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