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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Projected effective tax rate for the periods

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Fiscal 2013			38.9	%			32.0	%
Fiscal 2012			28.5	%			32.0	%

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