Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair values of the options granted have been estimated at the date of grant using the Black - Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

	Stock Option Plan
	2013		2012		2011
Dividend yield		0%		0%		0%
Expected stock price volatility		67.6%-75.2%		68.5%-76.8%		69.9%-75.4%
Risk-free interest rate		0.85%-2.1%		0.69%-0.98%		1.42%-2.81%
Expected award life ( in years)		4.92-6.98		4.92-6.98		4.92-6.98
Weighted average fair value per share of awards granted during the year		$2.99		$1.70		$1.27

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about stock option awards outstanding under the Old Plans, New Plan and 1990 Plan as of February 1, 2014:

			Outstanding								Exercisable
Exercise Minimum Price Range		Exercise Maximum Price Range	Shares		Average Remaining Life		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$0.00	-	$2.66		445,000		7.0	$	2.09	$	831,171		82,500	$	2.08	$	154,094
2.67	-	5.33		857,525		4.3		5.06		—		611,275		5.30		—
5.34	-	8.00		204,800		3.2		5.58		—		204,800		5.58		—
8.01	-	10.67		749,950		0.2		10.31		—		749,950		10.31		—
10.68	-	13.33		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
13.34	-	16.00		649,915		1.2		14.32		—		649,915		14.32		—
Total				2,907,190		2.9	$	8.07	$	831,171		2,298,440	$	9.40	$	154,094

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Stock Award Plans:

	Employee and Director Stock Award Plans
	Number of Shares Subject To Option			Stock Award Exercise Price Range Per Share		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Other  Share  Awards (1)			Weighted Average Grant Date Value
Balance January 29, 2011		6,687,058		$	0.98-$14.32	$	6.80		192,822		$	4.19
Granted		310,000			1.73-2.31		2.02		279,898			1.63
Exercised		—			—		—		(110,276	)		2.57
Forfeited		(12,925	)		1.16-5.50		2.99		—			0.00
Canceled		(857,282	)		3.50-14.32		8.82		—			0.00
Balance January 28, 2012		6,126,851		$	0.98-$14.32	$	6.28		362,444		$	2.71
Granted		305,000			2.53-3.05		2.76		10,491			3.53
Exercised		(174,250	)		0.98-3.50		3.31		(279,898	)		1.63
Forfeited		(703,750	)		0.98-2.31		2.15		—			0.00
Canceled		(889,942	)		3.50-14.32		8.03		—			0.00
Balance February 2, 2013		4,663,909		$	0.98-$14.32	$	6.45		93,037		$	6.04
Granted		285,000			3.48-4.87		4.74		11,620			4.30
Exercised		(1,477,450	)		0.98-3.50		3.29		(93,716	)		5.42
Forfeited		(305,000	)		1.67-4.87		3.08		—			0.00
Canceled		(259,269	)		3.50-14.32		8.45		—			0.00
Balance February 1, 2014		2,907,190		$	1.73-$14.32	$	8.07		10,941		$	9.50

(1) Other Share Awards include deferred shares granted to Directors.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Stock Option Exercises
	2013		2012		2011
Cash received for exercise price	$	4,869	$	564	$	0
Intrinsic value		701		92		0

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans as of the most recent actuarial calculations:

Obligation and Funded Status:
($ in thousands)	February 1, 2014			February 2, 2013
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	17,585		$	16,021
Service cost		110			90
Interest cost		657			638
Actuarial (gain)/loss		(1,936	)		199
Benefits paid		(129	)		(121	)
Plan change		0			758
Projected Benefit obligation at end of year	$	16,287		$	17,585
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	—		$	—
Funded status		($16,287	)		($17,585	)
Unrecognized prior service cost		1,300			2,021
Unrecognized net actuarial gain		(2,280	)		(346	)
Accrued benefit cost		($17,267	)		($15,910	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

($ in thousands)	February 1, 2014			February 2, 2013
Current liability		($137	)		($151	)
Long term liability		(16,150	)		(17,434	)
Add: Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss		(980	)		1,675
Net amount recognized		($17,267	)		($15,910	)

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive Income Loss

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss:

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:	Fiscal Year
	2013			2012			2011
Service cost	$	110		$	90		$	147
Interest cost		656			637			671
Amortization of prior service cost		721			342			342
Amortization of net gain		(2	)		(1	)		(448	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,485		$	1,068		$	712
Other Changes in Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss:
Net prior service cost recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost	$	(721	)		($342	)
Net actuarial gain recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost		2			1
Prior service cost arising during the period		0			758
Net actuarial losses / (gains) arising during the period		(1,936	)		200
		(2,655	)		617
Income tax effect		—			—
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss		($2,655	)	$	617
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss		($1,170	)	$	1,685

Pre-Tax Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Unrecognized [Table Text Block]]

The pre-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income, which have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost as of February 1, 2014, February 2, 2013 and January 28, 2012 and the tax effect are summarized below.

($ in thousands)	February 1, 2014			February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012
Net unrecognized actuarial gain		($2,280	)		($346	)		($547	)
Net unrecognized prior service cost		1,300			2,021			1,605
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss		(980	)		1,675			1,058
Tax expense		1,099			1,099			1,099
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	119		$	2,774		$	2,157

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Assumptions:

	Fiscal Year
	2013		2012
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:
Discount rate		4.25%		3.75%
Salary increase rate		4.00%		4.00%
Measurement date		Feb 1, 2014		Feb 2, 2013

	Fiscal Year
	2013		2012		2011
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate		3.75%		4.00%		4.00%
Salary increase rate		4.00%		4.00%		4.00%

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:

Year	Pension Benefits
($ in thousands)
2014	137
2015	127
2016	197
2017	1,079
2018	1,201
2019 - 2023	5,904

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	Pension and Other Benefit
February 2, 2013		($2,774	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		1,936
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)		719
February 1, 2014		(119	)

(1) Represents amortization of pension and other benefit liabilities, which is recorded in SG&A expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income.