Credit Arrangements, Notes Payable and Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate terms	Based on the Company's average excess availability, the amount advanced to the Company on any Base Rate Loan (as such term is defined in the Facility) bears interest at the highest of (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo as its "prime rate"; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 1.0%; and (c) the LIBO Rate for a 30 day interest period as determined on such day, plus 2.0%. Amounts advanced with respect to any LIBO Borrowing for any Interest Period (as those terms are defined in the Facility) shall bear interest at an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of one percent) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate (as defined in the Facility).
Period of consent to consummate repurchased shares	90 days
Amount of equity interest permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire per the amendment, maximum	$ 1,000,000
Notes payable outstanding under revolving loan facility	63,446,000	52,063,000
Interest expense on notes payable and long term debt	2,200,000	3,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Additional borrowing available	45,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility, 2.25% Interest Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notes payable outstanding under revolving loan facility	60,000,000
Interest rate on outstanding borrowing (in hundredths)	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility, 4.25% Interest Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notes payable outstanding under revolving loan facility	3,400,000
Interest rate on outstanding borrowing (in hundredths)	4.25%
Notes Payable [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notes payable outstanding under revolving loan facility	63,446,000	52,063,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notes payable outstanding under revolving loan facility	8,600,000	7,600,000
Wells Fargo [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maturity period		5 years
Date revolving credit facility entered		Jul. 21, 2011
Credit facility, maximum borrowing amount		120,000,000
Credit facility maturity date		Jul. 20, 2016
Facility fees related to new facility		$ 500,000