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Acquisition Reserves (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2012
Acquisition Reserves [Abstract] |
Activity related to acquisiton reserves |
|  | Balance as of January 30, 2010 |  | Utilization |  | Foreign Exchange Fluctuations |  | Balance as of January 29, 2011
Transaction costs |  | $ | 807 |  |  | $ | (264 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 543 |
Severance |  | 28,843 |  |  | (16,206 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | 11,793 |
Facility closures |  | 28,390 |  |  | (7,973 | ) |  | (130 | ) |  | 20,287 |
Other |  | 10,759 |  |  | (1,172 | ) |  | (243 | ) |  | 9,344 |
Total |  | $ | 68,799 |  |  | $ | (25,615 | ) |  | $ | (1,217 | ) |  | $ | 41,967 |
|  | Balance as of January 29, 2011 |  | Utilization |  | Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Fluctuations |  | Balance as of January 28, 2012
Transaction costs |  | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | (119 | ) |  | $ | (424 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Severance |  | 11,793 |  |  | (3,911 | ) |  | (5,231 | ) |  | (960 | ) |  | 1,691 |
Facility closures |  | 20,287 |  |  | (3,898 | ) |  | (600 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | 15,761 |
Other |  | 9,344 |  |  | (699 | ) |  | (2,180 | ) |  | (125 | ) |  | 6,340 |
Total |  | $ | 41,967 |  |  | $ | (8,627 | ) |  | $ | (8,435 | ) |  | $ | (1,113 | ) |  | $ | 23,792 |

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- Definition Reconciliation of changes in acquisition related reserve. + References No definition available. + Details
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