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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The following table shows the carrying amounts of the major classes of the assets and liabilities included in the disposal group as of October 27, 2012 (in thousands):
|  | October 27, 2012
ASSETS |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 641 |
Receivables, net |  | 119,876 |
Merchandise inventories, net |  | 52,039 |
Deferred income tax assets |  | 3,749 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 3,919 |
Non-current assets |  | 5,725 |
Total assets of discontinued operations |  | $ | 185,949 |
LIABILITIES |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 75,501 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  | 50,235 |
Debt maturing within one year |  | 2,492 |
Other long-term obligations |  | 15,683 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations |  | $ | 143,911 |
The following table details PSD's results of operations during the third quarter and year-to-date periods in 2012 and 2011, which have been reported in discontinued operations (in thousands):
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended
|  | October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011 |  | October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011
Sales |  | $ | 67,231 |  |  | $ | 88,904 |  |  | $ | 211,162 |  |  | $ | 272,031 |
Restructuring charges |  | 18,433 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,433 |  |  | — |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, before income taxes |  | (23,404 | ) |  | 3,923 |  |  | (38,994 | ) |  | (5,398 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | 4,155 |  |  | 1,313 |  |  | (910 | ) |  | (1,903 | )
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |  | $ | (27,559 | ) |  | $ | 2,610 |  |  | $ | (38,084 | ) |  | $ | (3,495 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 + Details
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