Equity - Textual (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 01, 2014 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Expiration date of rights	Mar. 31, 2020
Stated and liquidation values and redemption price, payment period on average quarterly dividend paid	2 years
Common convertible ratio (in shares)	1
Common stock, par value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	80,000,000	80,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	20,354,272	22,322,799
Shares held in treasury (in shares)	488,464	488,464
Common stock issued for exercise of stock options	26,696	35,542	68,616
Weighted average exercise price of common stock (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 38.13	$ 36.81	$ 26.49
Exercise of stock options | $	$ 1,018	$ 1,308	$ 1,818
Employee stock purchase plan, shares		2,470	2,688
Weighted average market price of common stock issued under stock option (USD per share) | $ / shares		$ 54.22	$ 71.01
Employee stock purchase plan | $		$ 134	$ 191
Number of common stock issued to directors for no consideration	23,252	19,769	16,396
Common stock withheld for taxes on restricted stock vested	55,563	65,783	88,003
Restricted stock forfeited during the year	43,998	27,221	13,999
Common stock shares repurchased and retired	2,155,869	2,383,384	64,709
Weighted average price of common stock retired and repurchase (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 61.81	$ 60.79	$ 71.63
Common stock value repurchased and retired | $	$ 133,300	$ 144,900	$ 4,600
Minimum percentage loan cap (equal or greater than 15%)	15.00%
Proforma fixed charge coverage ratio (equal or greater than 1.0)	1.0
Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage loan cap (equal or greater than 25%)	25.00%
Cash dividends on preferred stock | $	$ 500
Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage loan cap (equal or greater than 25%)	25.00%
2009 Stock Incentive Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares reserved	2,556,824
2009 Equity Incentive Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued as restricted shares	236,364	219,404	185,416
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock Aggregate
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	3,000,000
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock $2.30 Series 1
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	64,368
Preferred stock par value (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.30
Common stock issued in conversion of debentures	591	6,640	1,233
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock $4.75 Series 3
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	40,449
Preferred stock par value (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.75
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock $4.75 Series 4
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	53,764
Preferred stock par value (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.75
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock Series Six
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	800,000
$1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000
Preferred stock par value (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.50
Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Multiplication value to quarterly dividend per share of common stock for calculation of stated and liquidation values and redemption price	88
Common convertible ratio (in shares)	1
Number of votes for each outstanding share | Vote	1
Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock | Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stated and liquidation values and redemption price per share dividend paid on common stock plus accumulated dividends (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 30
Conversion of Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares reserved	37,646
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of votes for each outstanding share | Vote	1
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	20,354,272	22,322,799	24,515,362	24,407,724
Shares held in treasury (in shares)	488,464
Common stock issued for exercise of stock options	26,696	35,542	68,616
Exercise of stock options | $	$ 27	$ 35	$ 69
Employee stock purchase plan, shares		2,470	2,688
Employee stock purchase plan | $		$ 3	$ 3