Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013 Common Stock Class A	Jun. 01, 2013 Common Stock Class B
Entity Registrant Name	DILLARDS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000028917
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,309,258	4,010,929
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1