Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Assets:
Deferred tax assets	$ 22,952,000	$ 19,733,000
Liabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities	(34,385,000)	(34,882,000)
Net deferred tax liability	(11,433,000)	(15,149,000)
Summary of unrecognized tax benefits for the end of the year
Balance at beginning of year	2,461,000	2,921,000	4,402,000
Additions for current year tax positions	245,000	13,000	15,000
Expiration of the statute of limitation for the assessment of taxes	(2,195,000)	(604,000)	(1,402,000)
Additions for tax positions of prior year	5,000	133,000	153,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior year	(138,000)	(2,000)	(24,000)
Settlements	(27,000)		(223,000)
Balance at end of year	351,000	2,461,000	2,921,000
Maximum
Unrecognized tax benefits
Net impact on statements of earnings for potential penalty and interest expense	500,000	500,000	500,000
Total liabilities recognized for potential penalties and interest	$ 100,000	$ 300,000