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Basis of Presentation Parentheticals | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012 | Jul. 30, 2011 | Jul. 28, 2012 | Jul. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of Weeks in Current Quarter (in weeks) | 13 | 13 |  |
Number of Weeks in Q2 YTD (in weeks) |  |  | 26 | 26

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