Income Taxes (Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate - prior to Jan 1 2018	35.00%
Corporate tax rate - effective Jan 1 2018	21.00%
Federal statutory rate	33.70%	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax benefit	$ 35,475,000	$ 31,168,000	$ 26,942,000
Deferred tax benefit for the remeasurement of DTA and DTL	(1,424,000)	(5,303,000)	10,581,000
Domestic earnings before income taxes from continuing operations	78,200,000	60,900,000	68,200,000
Foreign earnings before income taxes from continuing operations	44,500,000	36,400,000	40,600,000
Tax payments, net of refunds	18,700,000	16,900,000	22,100,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Amount	2,300,000
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	$ (1,265,000)	0	0
Effective tax rate if discrete tax benefits had not been recognized	30.80%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 7,540,000	23,302,000
Valuation allowance release on state loss carryforwards	1,500,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards	1,450,000	2,185,000
Net operating loss carryforward		$ 15,600,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings	0
Tax years open to examination		2016		2014
State
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local	7,000,000
Valuation allowance release on state loss carryforwards	$ 2,800,000
Minimum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Maximum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2037
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate - effective Jan 1 2018	21.00%
Income tax benefit	$ (294,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Deferred tax benefit for the remeasurement of DTA and DTL	24,600,000
Transition tax on repatriation of foreign earnings due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	22,900,000
Deferred tax expense recorded in connection with section 162(m)	$ 1,400,000