Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016
Net sales	$ 680,409	$ 658,944	$ 1,371,511	$ 1,340,211
Cost of sales	(483,437)	(472,083)	(979,310)	(948,993)
Operating expenses	(149,057)	(145,088)	(302,321)	(299,284)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	(1,168)	(2,166)	(2,252)	(3,611)
Operating profit	46,747	39,607	87,628	88,323
Interest expense	(47)	(50)	(94)	(99)
Interest income	708	673	1,316	1,243
Interest income, net	661	623	1,222	1,144
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(679)	100	(2,183)	264
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	46,729	40,330	86,667	89,731
Income tax provision	(18,349)	(15,716)	(34,014)	(34,794)
Income (loss) from Town Shoes	219	418	(1,087)	109
Net income	$ 28,599	$ 25,032	$ 51,566	$ 55,046
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share [Abstract]:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.36	$ 0.31	$ 0.64	$ 0.67
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.35	$ 0.30	$ 0.64	$ 0.67
Shares used in per share calculations [Abstract]:
Basic shares	80,317	82,053	80,267	82,003
Diluted shares	80,714	82,655	80,729	82,691