Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Net sales	$ 708,308	$ 696,616	$ 2,079,819	$ 2,036,827
Cost of sales	(501,591)	(484,836)	(1,480,901)	(1,433,829)
Operating expenses	(151,772)	(147,412)	(454,093)	(446,696)
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	(82,701)	0	(82,701)	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	31,178	(1,469)	28,926	(5,080)
Operating profit	3,422	62,899	91,050	151,222
Interest expense	(166)	(57)	(260)	(156)
Interest income	768	539	2,084	1,782
Interest income, net	602	482	1,824	1,626
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(121)	80	(2,304)	344
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	3,903	63,461	90,570	153,192
Income tax provision	(1,496)	(25,626)	(35,510)	(60,420)
Income from Town Shoes	1,630	1,128	543	1,237
Net income	$ 4,037	$ 38,963	$ 55,603	$ 94,009
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share [Abstract]:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.48	$ 0.69	$ 1.15
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.47	$ 0.69	$ 1.14
Shares used in per share calculations [Abstract]:
Basic shares	80,112	82,026	80,215	82,011
Diluted shares	80,647	82,537	80,699	82,643