Leased Facilities and Commitments (Notes)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
Leased Facilities and Commitments [Abstract]  
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
Leased Facilities and Commitments
Annual store rent consists of a fixed minimum amount and/or contingent rent based on a percentage of sales exceeding a stipulated amount.
 
Rent expense is summarized as follows:

 
2011
2010
2009
Store rent:
(in thousands)
Fixed minimum
$
163,057

$
156,779

$
152,868

Contingent
8,375

6,995

6,805

Total store rent
171,432

163,774

159,673

Home office, distribution center, other
3,789

6,920

8,551

Total rent expense
$
175,221

$
170,694

$
168,224



During 2011, the Company identified certain errors in its 2010 rent expense table contained in the 2010 Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been corrected above. Management has evaluated the effect of the errors on the Consolidated Financial Statements for 2010 and concluded the errors were not material. The errors had no impact on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 2010 or any other period presented.
As of January 28, 2012, the Company was committed to noncancelable leases with remaining terms generally from 1 to 10 years. A substantial portion of these commitments consist of store leases generally with an initial term of 10 years. Store lease terms generally require additional payments covering real estate taxes, common area maintenance costs, and certain other expenses. The obligations for these additional payments are excluded from the table that follows.
Minimum rent commitments under noncancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):
 
2012
$
178,368

2013
158,418

2014
128,168

2015
103,209

2016
81,309

Thereafter
274,331

Total
$
923,803