Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Deferred Compensation Plan, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Base Salary	50.00%
Deferred Compensation Plan, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Annual Incentive Compensation	100.00%
Accretion and Remeasurement Adjustments	$ 6,000
Long-lived Assets, Held and Used	780,200	$ 99,000	$ 112,500
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total	0		0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	38,000	$ 0
Allen Edmonds [Member]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		38,000
Allen Edmonds [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total		$ 60,000

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