Condensed Consolidated Income Statements Of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Revenues
Retail sales	$ 841,997,000	$ 947,370,000	$ 1,001,390,000
Other income (principally finance charges, late fees and layaway charges)	7,984,000	9,199,000	9,701,000
Total revenues	849,981,000	956,569,000	1,011,091,000
COSTS AND EXPENSES, NET
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation shown below)	553,058,000	601,985,000	616,480,000
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation shown below)	266,304,000	289,619,000	275,713,000
Depreciation	19,643,000	22,716,000	22,963,000
Interest Expense	114,000	176,000	264,000
Interest and other income	5,111,000	7,041,000	3,456,000
Cost and expenses, net	834,008,000	907,455,000	911,964,000
Income before income taxes	15,973,000	49,114,000	99,127,000
Income tax expense	7,433,000	1,902,000	32,285,000
Net income	$ 8,540,000	$ 47,212,000	$ 66,842,000
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.34	$ 1.72	$ 2.39
Diluted earnings per share	0.34	1.72	2.39
Dividends per share	$ 1.32	$ 1.29	$ 1.2
Comprehensive income
Net income	$ 8,540,000	$ 47,212,000	$ 66,842,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	107,000	1,014,000	(14,000)
Comprehensive income	$ 8,433,000	$ 46,198,000	$ 66,856,000