Income Taxes (Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets: Employee benefits, compensation and insurance	$ 10,011	$ 18,783
Deferred Tax Assets: Accrued expenses	12,122	18,843
Deferred Tax Assets: Postretirement and postemployment benefit plans	401	706
Deferred Tax Assets: Deferred rent	6,438	8,319
Deferred Tax Assets: Accounts receivable reserves	5,105	7,479
Deferred Tax Assets: Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward/carryback	7,540	23,302
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards	1,450	2,185
Deferred Tax Assets: Inventory capitalization and inventory reserves	3,058	3,871
Deferred Tax Assets: Impairment of investment in nonconsolidated affiliate	1,470	2,590
Deferred Tax Assets: Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward		270
Deferred Tax Assets: Other	1,234	1,580
Total deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance	48,829	87,928
Valuation allowance	(5,763)	(7,890)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	43,066	80,038
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Retirement plans	(13,071)	(8,421)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: LIFO inventory valuation	(42,032)	(61,301)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Capitalized software	(4,141)	(8,715)
Deferred tax liability, Depreciation	(1,786)	(9,076)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets	(28,831)	(41,645)
Deferred Tax Liabilities: Other	(1,567)	(1,096)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(91,428)	(130,254)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ (48,362)	$ (50,216)