Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	May 04, 2013	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Nov. 02, 2013 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	May 04, 2013 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Level 2 [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] Famous Footwear [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] Famous Footwear [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] Specialty Retail [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] Specialty Retail [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Performance Share Units [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferral percentage of base salary				50.00%
Percentage component of compensation allowed as deferral under deferred compensation plan				100.00%
Requisite service period																3 years
Minimum pay out percentage																0.00%
Maximum pay out percentage																200.00%
Long-lived assets held for use	$ 87,900,000
Impairment charge of long-lived assets										500,000	1,200,000	300,000	700,000	200,000	500,000
Impairment of assets held for sale after tax			4,700,000
Impairment of assets held for sale per diluted share			$ 0.11
Loss on sale of assets	0	0		0	11,512,000				600,000
Gain (loss) on sale						$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ (12,600,000)