Discontinued Operations: - Operating Results (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 14,976,000	$ 15,083,000
Cost of goods sold	8,590,000	8,127,000
Gross profit	6,386,000	6,956,000
SG&A	11,736,000	12,391,000
Royalties and other operating income	1,130,000	1,171,000
Operating loss	(4,220,000)	(4,264,000)
Interest expense, net	72,000	103,000
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes	(4,292,000)	(4,367,000)
Income taxes	(224,000)	(278,000)
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$ (4,068,000)	$ (4,089,000)

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Overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, before income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the following (before income tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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