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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 28, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
First Three Percent of Company Match | 3.00% |  |
Fifty Percent of Next Two Percent Company Match | 50.00% |  |
Next Two Percent of Company Match | 2.00% |  |
Highly Compensated 401k Match | 50.00% |  |
Highly Compensated 2.5 Percent Match | 2.50% |  |
Highly Compensated Vest Years | $ 5 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer | 2,200,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,800,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Base Salary | 80.00% |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Bonus | 100.00% |  |
Maximum period over which annual installments of deferred payments are made (in years) | 15 |  |
Deferred compensation plan liability | 300,000 | 700,000 |
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance | 300,000 | 700,000 |
Common Stock Issued, Employee Trust, Deferred | (1,575,000) | (1,119,000) |
Foreign Plan Contributions [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer | $ 300,000 | $ 200,000 |

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