Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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COMMON STOCK AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		60 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	May 02, 2020
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 1.4		$ 1.2	$ 4.4	$ 1.6
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| Independent directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 1.0
Number of shares issued (in shares)		27,000
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period						5 years
Compensation expense						$ 24.8
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 50% of Target Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	411,000			411,000
Vesting percent				50.00%
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 50% of Target Shares \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	24,000			24,000
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 100% of Target Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	822,000			822,000
Vesting percent				100.00%
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 100% of Target Shares \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	48,000			48,000
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 150% of Target Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	1,233,000			1,233,000
Vesting percent				150.00%
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) \| 150% of Target Shares \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSAs earned based on performance (in shares)	72,000			72,000
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded (in shares)				608,000
Vesting period				5 years
Compensation expense	$ 1.4		$ 1.2	$ 4.2	$ 1.6
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awarded (in shares)		32,000
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense						$ 18.5
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| April 28, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent				30.00%
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| April 27, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent				30.00%
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| May 2, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent				40.00%