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INCOME TAXES Taxes by Country (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012 |  | January 29, 2011
U.S. |  | $ | 36,948 |  |  | $ | 47,101 |  |  | $ | 61,095 |
Foreign |  | 52,747 |  |  | 57,652 |  |  | 66,585 |
Total |  | $ | 89,695 |  |  | $ | 104,753 |  |  | $ | 127,680 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012 |  | January 29, 2011
Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Current - |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 7,575 |  |  | $ | 6,984 |  |  | $ | (207 | )
State |  | 5,230 |  |  | 6,462 |  |  | 7,240 |
Foreign |  | 11,674 |  |  | 14,693 |  |  | 16,713 |
Total current |  | 24,479 |  |  | 28,139 |  |  | 23,746 |
Deferred - |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 3,045 |  |  | 1,542 |  |  | 22,517 |
State |  | (762 | ) |  | 1,590 |  |  | 981 |
Foreign |  | (310 | ) |  | (863 | ) |  | 676 |
Total deferred |  | 1,973 |  |  | 2,269 |  |  | 24,174 |
Tax provision as shown on the consolidated statements of operations |  | $ | 26,452 |  |  | $ | 30,408 |  |  | $ | 47,920 |
Effective tax rate |  | 29.5 | % |  | 29.0 | % |  | 37.5 | %
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (249 | )
State |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (62 | )
Foreign |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total benefit |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (311 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012 |  | January 29, 2011
Calculated income tax provision at federal statutory rate |  | $ | 31,393 |  |  | $ | 36,664 |  |  | $ | 44,688 |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 2,904 |  |  | 5,234 |  |  | 5,344 |
Foreign tax rate differential |  | (9,044 | ) |  | (7,064 | ) |  | (6,850 | )
Deemed repatriation of foreign income and reversals thereof |  | — |  |  | (870 | ) |  | 5,359 |
Nondeductible expenses |  | 1,611 |  |  | 1,373 |  |  | 771 |
Unrecognized tax benefit |  | (743 | ) |  | (3,729 | ) |  | (93 | )
Change in valuation allowance |  | 1,395 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  | (1,064 | ) |  | (1,200 | ) |  | (1,299 | )
Total tax provision |  | $ | 26,452 |  |  | $ | 30,408 |  |  | $ | 47,920 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Current – |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Inventory |  | 1,538 |  |  | 1,783 |
Reserves |  | 12,376 |  |  | 6,109 |
Foreign tax and other tax credits |  | — |  |  | 4,052 |
Total current assets |  | 13,914 |  |  | 11,944 |
Liabilities-prepaid expenses |  | (4,200 | ) |  | (4,023 | )
Total current, net |  | 9,714 |  |  | 7,921 |
Noncurrent – |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 18,519 |  |  | 22,631 |
Deferred rent |  | 13,598 |  |  | 13,325 |
Equity compensation |  | 4,401 |  |  | 6,500 |
Reserves and other |  | 7,160 |  |  | 6,068 |
Net operating loss carryover and other tax credits |  | 1,395 |  |  | 530 |
Capital loss carryover |  | 1,560 |  |  | 1,560 |
Total noncurrent, gross |  | 46,633 |  |  | 50,614 |
Valuation allowance |  | (2,955 | ) |  | (1,560 | )
Net noncurrent |  | 43,678 |  |  | 49,054 |
Total deferred tax asset, net |  | $ | 53,392 |  |  | $ | 56,975 |
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block] |
|  | February 2, 2013 |  | January 28, 2012
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 6,935 |  |  | $ | 11,386 |
Additions for current year tax positions |  | 475 |  |  | 430 |
Additions for prior year tax positions |  | 100 |  |  | 112 |
Reductions for prior year tax positions |  | (158 | ) |  | (3,344 | )
Settlements |  | (39 | ) |  | (5 | )
Reductions due to a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations |  | (1,394 | ) |  | (1,644 | )
|  | $ | 5,919 |  |  | $ | 6,935 |

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