Debt - Components of Outstanding Term Loan (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2021	Jan. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan (principal of $4,992 and $5,007, respectively)	$ 4,958	$ 4,904
Subordinated Facility (principal and paid-in kind interest of $16,181 and $15,666, respectively)	3,772	3,311
Less: Current portion	(2,799)	(2,799)
Net long-term debt	228,942	228,712
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Priming Loan (principal of $229,088 and $229,773, respectively)	$ 223,011	$ 223,296

Debt instrument, priming loan.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Portion of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties that is payable after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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