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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Nov. 01, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Nov. 01, 2014 | Dec. 02, 2014
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid |  | $ 0.15 | $ 0.1325 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.3975 |
2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member] [Domain] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional shares repurchased (in shares) | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares repurchased | $ 7.5 |  |  |  |  | $ 48.5

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