Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Sep. 05, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Hooker Furniture Corp
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-03
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,746,106
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001077688
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Jul. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2