|**ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables)**        | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|**Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]**                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]                             | The following table presents the changes in AOCI (net of tax) by component for thetwenty-six weeks endedAugust 4, 2013:Foreign currency translation adjustmentsRetirement liability adjustmentNet unrealized and realized (loss) gain on effective hedgesTotalBalance at February 3, 2013$153,648$1,552$(15,318)$139,882Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(149,019)—9,503(139,516)Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI—271(11)260Other comprehensive (loss) income(149,019)(271)9,514(139,776)Balance at August 4, 2013$4,629$1,281$(5,804)$106                                                                           
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|Balance at February 3, 2013                                                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications                                        | (149,019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI                                                              | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Other comprehensive (loss) income                                                                 | (149,019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Balance at August 4, 2013                                                                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Schedule of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI to earnings:Amount Reclassified from AOCIAffected Line Item in the Consolidated Income StatementsThirteen Weeks Ended 8/4/13Twenty-Six Weeks Ended 8/4/13Realized (loss) gain on effective hedgesForeign currency forward exchange contracts$(280)$2,901Cost of goods soldInterest rate contracts(1,023)(2,177)Interest expenseLess: Tax effect(391)735Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$(912)$(11)Amortization of retirement liability itemsPrior service credit$219$439Selling, general and administrative expensesLess: Tax effect84168Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$135$271
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|Realized (loss) gain on effective hedges                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Foreign currency forward exchange contracts                                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Interest rate contracts                                                                           | (1,023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Less: Tax effect                                                                                  | (391                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Total, net of tax                                                                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|Amortization of retirement liability items                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Prior service credit                                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Less: Tax effect                                                                                  | 84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Total, net of tax                                                                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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