|**LEASES (Tables)**                                                                       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating and Capital Leases [Table Text Block] | AtFebruary 1, 2015, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:(In millions)CapitalLeasesOperatingLeasesTotal2015$6.2$373.3$379.520164.1311.7315.820172.9262.4265.320182.0220.0222.020191.5229.4230.9Thereafter3.6629.0632.6Total minimum lease payments$20.3$2,025.8$2,046.1Less: Amount representing interest(2.2)Present value of net minimum capital lease payments$18.1
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|(In millions)                                                                             | CapitalLeases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|2015                                                                                      | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|2016                                                                                      | 4.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2017                                                                                      | 2.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2018                                                                                      | 2.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2019                                                                                      | 1.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Thereafter                                                                                | 3.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Total minimum lease payments                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Less: Amount representing interest                                                        | (2.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Present value of net minimum capital lease payments                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense [Table Text Block]                             | Rent expense was as follows:(In millions)201420132012Minimum$434.5$440.0$318.7Percentage and other158.8159.8127.6Less: Sublease rental income(4.9)(5.4)(3.4)Total$588.4$594.4$442.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|(In millions)                                                                             | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Minimum                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Percentage and other                                                                      | 158.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Less: Sublease rental income                                                              | (4.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total                                                                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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