Postretirement Benefits and Retirement Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the change in benefit obligation

The following table presents the change in the benefit obligation:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2014			Fiscal 2013
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	1,541		$	1,678
Transfer to Sears Holdings	(1,526		)	—
Interest cost	12			58
Plan participants’ contributions	—			18
Actuarial gain	(27		)	(103		)
Benefits paid	—			(110		)
Benefit obligation at end of year, net amount recognized	$	—		$	1,541
Change in plan assets at fair value:
Employer contributions	$	—		$	92
Plan participants’ contributions	—			18
Benefits paid	—			(110		)
Plan assets at end of year	$	—		$	—

Summary of net periodic benefit (income) components

The components of net periodic benefit (income) cost are as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2014			Fiscal 2013			Fiscal 2012
Interest cost	$	12		$	58		$	70
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss	(27		)	(103		)	29
Total postretirement benefit (income) cost	$	(15	)	$	(45	)	$	99
Weighted-average assumption at end of year:
Discount rate	N/A			4.0		%	4.2		%