Business Segment Information - Schedule of Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 1,786,530	$ 2,197,066	$ 2,188,553
Segment operating income (loss)		(9,308)	96,692	84,980
Goodwill impairment		(79,259)	0	0
Asset impairments and other		(18,682)	(13,374)	(3,163)
Operating income (loss)		(107,249)	83,318	81,817
Loss on early retirement of debt		0	0	(597)
Other components of net periodic benefit income		670	395	380
Interest expense		(5,342)	(3,339)	(4,115)
Interest income		252	2,061	774
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(111,669)	82,435	78,259
Total assets		1,587,368	1,680,478	1,181,081
Depreciation and amortization		46,499	49,574	76,939
Capital expenditures		24,130	29,767	57,230
Depreciation and amortization				52,161
Capital expenditures				41,780
Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		1,227,954	1,460,253	1,419,993
Goodwill impairment		0
Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		305,941	373,930	382,591
Goodwill impairment	$ (79,300)	(79,259)
Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		152,941	300,850	313,134
Licensed Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		99,694	61,859	72,564
Goodwill impairment		0
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		1,788,123	2,197,066	2,188,565
Operating Segments | Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		1,227,954	1,460,253	1,419,993
Segment operating income (loss)		76,896	114,945	100,799
Goodwill impairment		0
Asset impairments and other		0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		76,896	114,945	100,799
Loss on early retirement of debt				0
Other components of net periodic benefit income		0	0	0
Interest expense		0	0	0
Interest income		0	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		76,896	114,945	100,799
Total assets		767,535	908,312	425,842
Depreciation and amortization		29,326	29,122
Capital expenditures		16,188	17,920
Depreciation and amortization				28,121
Capital expenditures				26,114
Operating Segments | Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		305,941	373,930	382,591
Segment operating income (loss)		(11,602)	4,659	3,765
Goodwill impairment		0
Asset impairments and other		0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(11,602)	4,659	3,765
Loss on early retirement of debt				0
Other components of net periodic benefit income		0	0	0
Interest expense		0	0	0
Interest income		0	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(11,602)	4,659	3,765
Total assets		232,681	363,205	211,983
Depreciation and amortization		8,885	11,466
Capital expenditures		2,794	4,890
Depreciation and amortization				14,193
Capital expenditures				7,226
Operating Segments | Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		152,941	300,850	313,134
Segment operating income (loss)		(47,624)	17,702	20,385
Goodwill impairment		0
Asset impairments and other		0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(47,624)	17,702	20,385
Loss on early retirement of debt				0
Other components of net periodic benefit income		0	0	0
Interest expense		0	0	0
Interest income		0	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(47,624)	17,702	20,385
Total assets		159,027	197,670	128,525
Depreciation and amortization		5,487	6,091
Capital expenditures		4,064	5,540
Depreciation and amortization				6,517
Capital expenditures				6,526
Operating Segments | Licensed Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		101,287	61,859	72,576
Segment operating income (loss)		(5,430)	(698)	(488)
Goodwill impairment		0
Asset impairments and other		0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(5,430)	(698)	(488)
Loss on early retirement of debt				0
Other components of net periodic benefit income		0	0	0
Interest expense		0	0	0
Interest income		0	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(5,430)	(698)	(488)
Total assets		58,320	63,385	24,004
Depreciation and amortization		1,317	660
Capital expenditures		356	428
Depreciation and amortization				637
Capital expenditures				162
Corporate & Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		0	174	271
Segment operating income (loss)		(21,548)	(39,916)	(39,481)
Goodwill impairment		(79,259)
Asset impairments and other		(18,682)	(13,374)	(3,163)
Operating income (loss)		(119,489)	(53,290)	(42,644)
Loss on early retirement of debt				(597)
Other components of net periodic benefit income		670	395	380
Interest expense		(5,342)	(3,339)	(4,115)
Interest income		252	2,061	774
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(123,909)	(54,173)	(46,202)
Total assets		369,805	147,906	390,727
Depreciation and amortization		1,484	2,235
Capital expenditures		728	989
Depreciation and amortization				2,693
Capital expenditures				1,752
Intercompany Sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		(1,593)	0	(12)
Intercompany Sales | Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		0	0	0
Intercompany Sales | Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		0	0	0
Intercompany Sales | Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		0	0	0
Intercompany Sales | Licensed Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ (1,593)	$ 0	$ (12)