CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Apr. 29, 2017
Jan. 28, 2017
Apr. 30, 2016
Jan. 30, 2016
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,012 $ 6,736 $ 7,807 $ 6,879
Merchandise inventories 713,731 724,454 712,113  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 82,867 98,558 72,246  
Total current assets 803,610 829,748 792,166  
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net 570,709 584,803 623,086  
Intangible assets, net 71,748 73,111 80,619  
Other long-term assets 22,384 17,401 16,713  
Total assets 1,468,451 1,505,063 1,512,584  
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 160,643 185,900 159,818  
Accrued payroll and benefits 22,751 25,821 22,309  
Accrued expenses 155,913 150,441 146,585  
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations 6,823 6,685 5,529  
Total current liabilities 346,130 368,847 334,241  
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities 1,027,074 982,634 990,125  
Other long-term liabilities 174,030 176,363 189,477  
Total liabilities 1,547,234 1,527,844 1,513,843  
Total shareholders' deficit (78,783) (22,781) (1,259) 34,916
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit 1,468,451 1,505,063 1,512,584  
Consolidating Eliminations        
Current assets:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (180) (180) (180)  
Total current assets (180) (180) (180)  
Investment in and advances to affiliates (775,859) (838,688) (818,407)  
Other long-term assets (3,087) (3,132) (3,266)  
Total assets (779,126) (842,000) (821,853)  
Current liabilities:        
Accrued expenses (180) (180) (180)  
Total current liabilities (180) (180) (180)  
Other long-term liabilities (3,087) (3,132) (3,266)  
Total liabilities (3,267) (3,312) (3,446)  
Total shareholders' deficit (775,859) (838,688) (818,407)  
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit (779,126) (842,000) (821,853)  
Parent | Reportable Legal Entities        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 1 1 1 1
Total current assets 1 1 1  
Investment in and advances to affiliates (78,784) (22,782) (1,260)  
Total assets (78,783) (22,781) (1,259)  
Current liabilities:        
Total shareholders' deficit (78,783) (22,781) (1,259)  
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit (78,783) (22,781) (1,259)  
Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 3,704 3,575 3,006 2,822
Merchandise inventories 458,100 475,816 455,428  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 78,206 94,585 68,015  
Total current assets 540,010 573,976 526,449  
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net 269,674 277,511 311,145  
Intangible assets, net 17,079 17,715 20,302  
Investment in and advances to affiliates 425,715 414,949 445,980  
Other long-term assets 24,663 19,800 19,024  
Total assets 1,277,141 1,303,951 1,322,900  
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 160,643 185,900 159,818  
Accrued payroll and benefits 18,665 21,405 18,059  
Accrued expenses 85,502 70,988 74,620  
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations 2,039 1,995 1,447  
Total current liabilities 266,849 280,288 253,944  
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities 966,366 920,782 937,882  
Other long-term liabilities 129,762 132,165 137,104  
Total liabilities 1,362,977 1,333,235 1,328,930  
Total shareholders' deficit (85,836) (29,284) (6,030)  
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit 1,277,141 1,303,951 1,322,900  
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 3,307 3,160 4,800 $ 4,056
Merchandise inventories 255,631 248,638 256,685  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,841 4,153 4,411  
Total current assets 263,779 255,951 265,896  
Property, fixtures and equipment at cost, net 301,035 307,292 311,941  
Intangible assets, net 54,669 55,396 60,317  
Investment in and advances to affiliates 428,928 446,521 373,687  
Other long-term assets 808 733 955  
Total assets 1,049,219 1,065,893 1,012,796  
Current liabilities:        
Accrued payroll and benefits 4,086 4,416 4,250  
Accrued expenses 70,591 79,633 72,145  
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations 4,784 4,690 4,082  
Total current liabilities 79,461 88,739 80,477  
Long-term debt and capital lease and financing obligations, less current maturities 60,708 61,852 52,243  
Other long-term liabilities 47,355 47,330 55,639  
Total liabilities 187,524 197,921 188,359  
Total shareholders' deficit 861,695 867,972 824,437  
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit $ 1,049,219 $ 1,065,893 $ 1,012,796