Income Taxes (Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets: Employee benefits, compensation and insurance	$ 18,783	$ 24,740
Deferred Tax Assets: Accrued expenses	18,843	16,118
Deferred Tax Assets: Postretirement and postemployment benefit plans	706	721
Deferred Tax Assets: Deferred rent	8,319	7,269
Deferred Tax Assets: Accounts receivable reserves	7,479	7,946
Deferred Tax Assets: Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward/carryback	23,302	7,943
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards	2,185	2,368
Deferred Tax Assets: Foreign tax credit carryforward	270
Deferred Tax Assets: Inventory capitalization and inventory reserves	3,871	1,620
Deferred Tax Assets, Investment in Subsidiaries	2,590
Deferred Tax Assets: Depreciation		630
Deferred Tax Assets: Other	1,580	1,346
Total deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance	87,928	70,701
Valuation allowance	(7,890)	(6,544)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	80,038	64,157
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Retirement plans	(8,421)	(21,051)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: LIFO inventory valuation	(61,301)	(61,585)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Capitalized software	(8,715)	(10,525)
Deferred tax liability, depreciation	(9,076)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Other	(1,096)	(786)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets	(41,645)	(631)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(130,254)	(94,578)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ (50,216)	$ (30,421)