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Line of Credit (Line of Credit) (Details) - Line of Credit		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2020 USD ($)	May 04, 2019 USD ($)	May 02, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2020 USD ($)
Prior Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility aggregate commitments				$ 50,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Amended Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowings	$ 225,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, increase limit	$ 150,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate, increase (decrease)	2.00%
Minimum availability of aggregate commitments and loan cap required, percent	15.00%
Minimum availability of loan cap after stepdown date required, percent	10.00%
Percent of stores reopened, stepdown date	75.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Period required for availability of loan cap requirement	60 days
Maximum allowed to be borrowed based on available cash balance	$ 50,000,000
Cash limit to restrict borrowing	$ 50,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 50,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity			$ 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			$ 158,900,000
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	2.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	2.25%
Base Rate \| Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings (percent)	1.00%
Base Rate \| Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings (percent)	1.25%
LIBOR \| Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings (percent)	2.00%
LIBOR \| Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings (percent)	2.25%