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Sycamore Transactions -Loan Agreement (Details)		12 Months Ended
Sycamore Transactions -Loan Agreement (Details)	May. 23, 2014 USD ($) tranche	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds from Sycamore transaction		$ 0	$ 137,648,000	$ 0
Indebtedness to related party		137,960,000	138,540,000
Current portion of indebtedness to related party		5,000,000	0
Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 150,000,000.0	150,000,000.0
Number of tranches \| tranche	2
Minimum liquidity covenant	$ 70,000,000
Net proceeds from Sycamore transaction	137,600,000
Debt Issuance Cost, Gross, Noncurrent	5,900,000
Related party interest expense		10,500,000	$ 6,800,000
Loan Agreement \| Tranche A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 100,000,000	100,000,000.0
Facility term	5 years
Interest rate	10.00%
Interest rate, first three years, can be paid-in-kind	50.00%
Interest rate, after two years, paid-in-kind	20.00%
Prepaid interest	$ 10,000,000
Debt Instrument, Loan Agreement, Prepayment Requirement, Percent of Principal Amount Prepaid On or Before First Anniversary of the Closing Date	10.00%
Debt Instrument, Loan Agreement, Prepayment Requirement Percent of Principal Amount Prepaid On or Before Second Anniversary of the Closing Date	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	7.24%
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 101,700,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	1,700,000
Loan Agreement \| Tranche B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 50,000,000	50,000,000.0
Facility term	10 years
Percentage of loan amount to be repaid per year	10.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	7.86%
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 20,000,000
Current portion of indebtedness to related party		5,000,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness to related party		105,100,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement \| Tranche A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness to related party		83,200,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement \| Tranche B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness to related party		21,900,000
Reported Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		143,000,000.0
Reported Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement \| Tranche A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		108,700,000.0
Reported Value Measurement \| Loan Agreement \| Tranche B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 34,300,000.0