Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 18, 2018	Jul. 06, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities			$ 170,786	$ 129,589	$ 191,375
Purchases of property and equipment			(44,533)	(62,483)	(44,720)
Disposals of property and equipment			636	0	0
Capitalized software			(5,619)	(4,416)	(6,458)
Intercompany investing			0	0	0
Net cash used for investing activities			(49,516)	(436,357)	(51,178)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			288,500	360,000	454,000
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			(348,500)	(25,000)	(564,000)
Dividends paid			(11,422)	(11,983)	(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock			(33,424)	(43,771)	(5,993)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			(2,644)	(4,372)	(3,816)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			2,500	0	0
Other			(1,342)	(406)	0
Intercompany financing			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(106,332)	273,170	(131,836)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			80	(249)	354
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			15,018	(33,847)	8,715
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			30,200	64,047	55,332
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			45,218	30,200	64,047
Repayments of capital lease obligation				(406)
Debt issuance costs			0	(1,298)	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(106,332)	273,170	(131,836)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(49,516)	(436,357)	(51,178)
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received		$ (16,800)	0	(16,792)	0
Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received	$ (352,700)		0	(352,666)	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0	0
Purchases of property and equipment			0	0	0
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			0	0	0
Intercompany investing			0	0	0
Net cash used for investing activities			0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			0
Intercompany financing			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			0	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			0	0	0
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			0	0	0
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			0	0	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Parent Company [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			26,546	21,220	40,601
Purchases of property and equipment			(23,695)	(34,583)	(9,522)
Disposals of property and equipment			636
Capitalized software			(5,363)	(3,962)	(5,950)
Intercompany investing			(421)	(137)	(20,224)
Net cash used for investing activities			(28,843)	(408,140)	(35,696)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			288,500	360,000	454,000
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			(348,500)	(25,000)	(564,000)
Dividends paid			(11,422)	(11,983)	(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock			(33,424)	(43,771)	(5,993)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			(2,644)	(4,372)	(3,816)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			(85)
Intercompany financing			129,089	87,257	129,021
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			21,514	360,833	(2,815)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			19,217	(26,087)	2,090
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			2	26,089	23,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			19,219	2	26,089
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				(1,298)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			21,514	360,833	(2,815)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(28,843)	(408,140)	(35,696)
Parent Company [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				(16,792)
Parent Company [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				(352,666)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			90,612	84,546	90,745
Purchases of property and equipment			(18,336)	(25,871)	(31,159)
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			(256)	(454)	(483)
Intercompany investing			421	137	197,929
Net cash used for investing activities			(18,171)	(26,188)	166,287
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			(1,257)
Intercompany financing			(76,454)	(48,804)	(266,061)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(77,711)	(49,210)	(266,061)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(5,270)	9,148	(9,029)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			9,148	0	9,029
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			3,878	9,148	0
Repayments of capital lease obligation				(406)
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(77,711)	(49,210)	(266,061)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(18,171)	(26,188)	166,287
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			53,628	23,823	60,029
Purchases of property and equipment			(2,502)	(2,029)	(4,039)
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			0	0	(25)
Intercompany investing			0	0	(177,705)
Net cash used for investing activities			(2,502)	(2,029)	(181,769)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			2,500
Other			0
Intercompany financing			(52,635)	(38,453)	137,040
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(50,135)	(38,453)	137,040
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			80	(249)	354
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			1,071	(16,908)	15,654
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			21,050	37,958	22,304
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			22,121	21,050	37,958
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(50,135)	(38,453)	137,040
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			$ (2,502)	(2,029)	$ (181,769)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				$ 0