Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		May 02, 2020	May 04, 2019
Net sales		$ 397,184	$ 677,754
Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales		191,252	352,165
Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales		217,238	341,050
Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales		(11,306)	(15,461)
Retail [Member]
Net sales		148,939	356,892
Retail [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales		137,117	320,242
Retail [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales		11,822	36,650
Retail [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales		0	0
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member]
Net sales	[1]	45,473	63,377
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]	0	0
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]	45,473	63,377
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]	0	0
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member]
Net sales		101,262	171,753
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales		0	0
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales		112,568	187,214
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales		(11,306)	(15,461)
First-Cost Wholesale [Member]
Net sales		11,921	14,771
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales		0	0
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales		11,921	14,771
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales		0	0
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member]
Net sales	[1]	246	129
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]	0	0
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]	246	129
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]	0	0
E-commerce [Member]
Net sales	[1]	87,167	67,477
E-commerce [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]	54,178	31,781
E-commerce [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]	32,989	35,696
E-commerce [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]	0	0
License and Royalty [Member]
Net sales		2,186	3,132
License and Royalty [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales		0	0
License and Royalty [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales		2,186	3,132
License and Royalty [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales		0	0
Other Revenue [Member]
Net sales	[2]	(10)	223
Other Revenue [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[2]	(43)	142
Other Revenue [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[2]	33	81
Other Revenue [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[2]	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Collectively referred to as "e-commerce" below

[2] Includes breakage revenue from unredeemed gift cards