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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Details of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014	Apr. 27, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014 Customer relationships and agreements	Jan. 26, 2013 Customer relationships and agreements	Apr. 27, 2013 Customer relationships and agreements	Feb. 01, 2014 Trade names, patents and technology licenses	Jan. 26, 2013 Trade names, patents and technology licenses	Apr. 27, 2013 Trade names, patents and technology licenses	Feb. 01, 2014 Covenants not to compete	Apr. 27, 2013 Covenants not to compete
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross				$ 16.6		$ 16.6				$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Gross		42.5	42.5				25.8		25.8
Accumulated Amortization		29.5	26.0	14.7		14.2	14.8		11.8	0	0
Net				1.9		2.4				0.1	0.1
Net	13.0	13.0	16.5				11.0		14.0
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Amortization Periods				9 years 10 months 18 days	10 years 10 months 24 days		9 years 9 months 18 days	10 years 4 months 24 days		3 years 5 months 0 days	4 years 4 months 24 days
Indefinite-lived trade names		$ 1.8

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