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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($) segment	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable business segments \| segment			5	5
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other	$ (7,945)	$ 1,173	$ (4,388)	$ 3,819
Goodwill	277,028	300,230	277,028	300,230	$ 281,385
Property and equipment	321,200	310,400	321,200	310,400
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property and equipment	60,200	64,500	60,200	64,500
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property and equipment	20,200	13,500	20,200	13,500
Lids Sports Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	181,800	199,800	181,800	199,800	180,900
Increase (decrease) in goodwill			900
Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	84,500	99,600	84,500	99,600	90,300
Increase (decrease) in goodwill			(5,800)	3,600
Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	9,900		9,900		9,400
Increase (decrease) in goodwill			500
Licensed Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	800	800	800	800	$ 800
Retail Store Asset Impairments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other	1,000	900	4,500	1,700
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Lids Sports Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other		500	4,400	1,300
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other		400		400
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other			100
Computer Network Intrusion
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other	$ (9,000)	$ 200	(8,900)	2,000
Other Legal Matters
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) charge on asset impairments and other			$ 100	$ 100