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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 28, 2012 | Jul. 30, 2011 | Jul. 28, 2012 United States Federal | Jul. 28, 2012 United States Federal Minimum | Jul. 28, 2012 United States Federal Maximum | Jul. 28, 2012 State | Jul. 28, 2012 State Period of Expiration one to five | Jul. 28, 2012 State Period of Expiration Six To Ten | Jul. 28, 2012 State Period of Expiration Eleven to Fifteen | Jul. 28, 2012 State Period of Expiration Sixteen to Twenty | Jul. 28, 2012 State Minimum | Jul. 28, 2012 State Maximum | Jul. 28, 2012 Charming Shoppes Acquisition | Jun. 14, 2012 Charming Shoppes Acquisition
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, reinvested to fund Canadian expansion | 9.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax, reversed | 1.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Tax credit and charitable carryovers value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.3
Valuation allowance | 11.8 | 3.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.1 |
Reversed valuation amount | 1.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, decrease |  | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 140.2 |  |  | 74.4 | 6.7 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 21.3 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration period |  |  |  | 2028 | 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration period (years) |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 20 years |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits (including accrued interest and penalties) | 61.7 | 21.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated decrease in unrecognized tax benefits, over the next twelve months | 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate, including interest and penalties | $ 42.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38.5 |

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