|**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 thethirty-nine weeks endedNovember 3, 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) before reclassifications(66,812)—(716)(67,528)Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI—407(3,101)(2,694)Other comprehensive (loss) income(66,812)(407)2,385(64,834)Balance at November 3, 2013$86,836$1,145$(12,933)$75,048                                                                              
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|Balance at February 3, 2013                                                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassifications                                               | (66,812                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI                                                              | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Other comprehensive (loss) income                                                                 | (66,812                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Balance at November 3, 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 11/3/13Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 11/3/13Realized (loss) gain on effective hedgesForeign currency forward exchange contracts$(1,793)$1,108Cost of goods soldInterest rate contracts(1,999)(4,176)Interest expenseLess: Tax effect(702)33Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$(3,090)$(3,101)Amortization of retirement liability itemsPrior service credit$221$660Selling, general and administrative expensesLess: Tax effect85253Income tax expenseTotal, net of tax$136$407
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|Realized (loss) gain on effective hedges                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Foreign currency forward exchange contracts                                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Interest rate contracts                                                                           | (1,999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Less: Tax effect                                                                                  | (702                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Total, net of tax                                                                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|Amortization of retirement liability items                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Prior service credit                                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Less: Tax effect                                                                                  | 85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total, net of tax                                                                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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