|**LEASES (Tables)**                                                                       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|**Leases [Abstract]**                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating and Capital Leases [Table Text Block] | AtFebruary 2, 2014, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:CapitalLeasesOperatingLeasesTotal2014$8,049$429,417$437,46620156,420353,308359,72820163,941308,132312,07320172,352266,928269,28020181,834223,560225,394Thereafter5,719675,916681,635Total minimum lease payments$28,315$2,257,261$2,285,576Less: Amount representing interest(2,990)Present value of net minimum capital lease payments$25,325
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|2014                                                                                      | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|2015                                                                                      | 6,420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2016                                                                                      | 3,941                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2017                                                                                      | 2,352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2018                                                                                      | 1,834                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Thereafter                                                                                | 5,719                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total minimum lease payments                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Less: Amount representing interest                                                        | (2,990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Present value of net minimum capital lease payments                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense [Table Text Block]                             | Rent expense was as follows:201320122011Minimum$440,008$318,659$290,936Percentage and other159,844127,58195,352Less: Sublease rental income(5,437)(3,366)(3,441)Total$594,415$442,874$382,847                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|Minimum                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Percentage and other                                                                      | 159,844                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Less: Sublease rental income                                                              | (5,437                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total                                                                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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