Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	May 03, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014
Retirement benefit plan liabilities [Abstract]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities		$ 14,903,000		$ 16,125,000	$ 14,601,000
Long-term retirement benefit plan liabilities		14,366,000		13,979,000	14,339,000
Defined Contribution Pension [Member]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities [Abstract]
Percentage of employee gross earnings that may be contributed to plan, maximum		100.00%
Employer matching contribution		50.00%
Percentage of employee gross earnings that employer will provide a match for, maximum		5.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Vesting Period Maximum		5 years
Vesting percentage after two years		20.00%
Vesting percentage after three years		50.00%
Percentage of vesting increase per year thereafter until fully vested		25.00%
Deferred Compensation, Excluding Share-based Payments and Retirement Benefits [Member]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities [Abstract]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities		4,000,000		3,100,000	3,900,000
Period of service in which participants become fully vested upon retirement (in years)		5
Net periodic pension benefit cost [Abstract]
Vesting period for incentive deferred compensation plan (in years)		3 years
Minimum age of participant becoming fully vested (in years)		55 years
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities [Abstract]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities		10,782,000		12,880,000	10,551,000
Amount classified in accrued expenses		0		2,146,000	0
Long-term retirement benefit plan liabilities		10,800,000		10,700,000	10,600,000
Net periodic pension benefit cost [Abstract]
Service cost		129,000		133,000
Interest cost		101,000		110,000
Amortization of prior experience cost		18,000		19,000
Amortization of net loss		32,000		86,000
Net periodic pension benefit cost		280,000		348,000
Cost recognized	2,200,000		600,000
Other Retirement Plans [Member]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities [Abstract]
Retirement benefit plan liabilities		4,121,000		3,245,000	4,050,000
Amount classified in accrued expenses		537,000		0	262,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Net periodic pension benefit cost [Abstract]
Cost recognized			$ 400,000