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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2012 Stock options | Apr. 30, 2011 Stock options | Apr. 28, 2012 Stock options year | Apr. 30, 2011 Stock options | Mar. 31, 2012 Nonvested stock awards/units | Apr. 30, 2011 Nonvested stock awards/units | May 31, 2008 Nonvested stock awards/units | Apr. 28, 2012 Nonvested stock awards/units year | Apr. 30, 2011 Nonvested stock awards/units | Jun. 30, 2011 Nonvested stock awards/units Maurice Marciano year | Jan. 28, 2012 Nonvested stock awards/units Maurice Marciano | Apr. 28, 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Apr. 30, 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ 4,802,000 | $ 7,255,000 |  |  | $ 1,188,000 | $ 1,313,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,509,000 | $ 5,829,000 |  |  | $ 105,000 | $ 113,000
Share-Based Compensation, Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock options/awards/units |  |  |  |  | 8,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 21,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost (in years) |  |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 9.23 | $ 12.21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 290,400 | 284,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonvested stock awards or units granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 292,800 | 256,100 | 167,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of consulting agreement (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Original grant date fair value of the modified equity awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,700,000 |  |  |
Modified grant date fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Accelerated compensation expense to be recorded over the remainder of fiscal 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |
Vesting period (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |

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