Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 47,212	$ 66,842	$ 60,502
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	22,716	22,963	22,026
Provision For Doubtful Accounts	832	873	875
Purchase premium and premium amortization	784	(3,263)	(104)
Share Based Compensation	4,199	4,124	3,582
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	40	(257)	(243)
Deferred income taxes	(2,884)	(2,635)	(1,563)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	2,060	223	1,288
Impairment	13,561	1,917	2,249
Changes in operating assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:
Accounts receivable	5,442	3,540	(2,674)
Merchandise inventories	(4,581)	(3,552)	13,312
Prepaid and other assets	(9,877)	1,854	(6,078)
Accrued income taxes	879	614	1,021
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(8,254)	610	23,266
Net cash provided by operating activities	72,129	93,853	117,459
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(27,297)	(26,534)	(28,901)
Purchase of short-term investments	(110,831)	(116,956)	(49,820)
Sales of short-term investments	122,989	66,927	48,850
Purchase of Other Assets	(290)	(5,650)	(1,267)
Sales Of Other Assets	0	(442)	(3,227)
Change in restricted cash and investments	782	4	222
Net cash used in investing activities	(14,647)	(81,767)	(27,689)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid	(35,432)	(33,572)	(33,886)
Repurchase of common stock	(42,564)	(6,148)	(42,129)
Proceeds from lines of credit	29,500	0	0
Payments to lines of credit	(29,500)	0	0
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	501	488	510
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation financing activities	(40)	257	243
Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised	230	0	11
Net cash provided used in financing activities	(77,305)	(38,975)	(75,251)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(19,823)	(26,889)	14,519
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	67,057	93,946	79,427
Effect of Exchange Rate On Cash	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	47,234	67,057	93,946
Change in Accrued PPE	1,099	2,876	1,780
Change in Accrued Treasury Stock	$ 1,853	$ 0	$ 0