Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
BALANCE (in shares) at Jan. 28, 2017	42,963,219
BALANCE at Jan. 28, 2017	$ 430	$ 121,537	$ (30,434)	$ 521,584	$ 613,117	$ 1,369	$ 614,486
Net earnings (loss)				87,200	87,200	31	87,231
Foreign currency translation adjustment			1,043		1,043	73	1,116
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			1,101		1,101		1,101
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			18,794		18,794		18,794
Comprehensive income (loss)					108,138	104	108,242
Dividends				(12,027)	(12,027)		(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(225,000)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (2)			(5,991)	(5,993)		(5,993)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects			(5,674)	5,674
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	293,470
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 2	(3,818)			(3,816)		(3,816)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]		1,112		(671)	441		441
Share-based compensation expense		11,298			11,298		11,298
Conversion of restricted stock units for non-employee directors		6,331			6,331		6,331
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 03, 2018	43,031,689
BALANCE at Feb. 03, 2018	$ 430	136,460	(15,170)	595,769	717,489	1,473	718,962
Net earnings (loss)				(5,441)	(5,441)	(40)	(5,481)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(1,173)		(1,173)	(51)	(1,224)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			(1,375)		(1,375)		(1,375)
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			(13,883)		(13,883)		(13,883)
Comprehensive income (loss)					(21,872)	(91)	(21,963)
Dividends				(11,983)	(11,983)		(11,983)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(1,465,649)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (15)			(43,756)	(43,771)		(43,771)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	320,522
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 4	(4,376)			(4,372)		(4,372)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 [Member]				(10,468)	(10,468)		(10,468)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]				(4,775)	(4,775)		(4,775)
Share-based compensation expense		13,805			13,805		13,805
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019	41,886,562
BALANCE at Feb. 02, 2019	$ 419	145,889	(31,601)	519,346	634,053	1,382	635,435
Net earnings (loss)				62,819	62,819	(737)	62,082
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(642)		(642)	35	(607)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax							516
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			(116)		(116)		(116)
Comprehensive income (loss)					62,577	(702)	61,875
Dividends				(11,422)	(11,422)		(11,422)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(1,704,240)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (17)			(33,407)	(33,424)		(33,424)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	214,435
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 2	(2,646)			(2,644)		(2,644)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU				(13,436)	(13,436)		(13,436)
Share-based compensation expense		10,246			10,246		10,246
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			516		516		516
Contributions by noncontrolling interests						2,500	2,500
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	40,396,757
BALANCE at Feb. 01, 2020	$ 404	$ 153,489	$ (31,843)	$ 523,900	$ 645,950	$ 3,180	$ 649,130