|**LEASES (Tables)**                                                                       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating and Capital Leases [Table Text Block] | AtFebruary 3, 2013, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:CapitalLeasesOperatingLeasesTotal2013$8,813$309,153$317,96620147,607266,842274,44920155,637238,794244,43120162,781211,344214,12520171,849184,498186,347Thereafter8,310590,638598,948Total minimum lease payments$34,997$1,801,269$1,836,266Less: Amount representing interest(3,937)Present value of net minimum capital lease payments$31,060
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|2013                                                                                      | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|2014                                                                                      | 7,607                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2015                                                                                      | 5,637                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2016                                                                                      | 2,781                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2017                                                                                      | 1,849                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Thereafter                                                                                | 8,310                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total minimum lease payments                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Less: Amount representing interest                                                        | (3,937                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Present value of net minimum capital lease payments                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense [Table Text Block]                             | Rent expense was as follows:201220112010Minimum$318,659$290,936$239,425Percentage and other127,58195,35249,069Less: Sublease rental income(3,366)(3,441)(2,925)Total$442,874$382,847$285,569                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Minimum                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Percentage and other                                                                      | 127,581                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Less: Sublease rental income                                                              | (3,366                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total                                                                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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