Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2015	Apr. 04, 2014	Feb. 01, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Product recall	$ (212,000)	$ (3,371,000)	$ 4,713,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	579,000	626,000	688,000		$ 1,031,000
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	$ 20,100,000	15,500,000
Advertising barter transactions	3.8
Trade credits receivable, current	$ 1,000,000
Trade credits receivable, noncurrent	3,600,000
Unamortized marketing costs	12,700,000	11,500,000
Marketing expenses	193,200,000	199,000,000	208,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	39,284,000	32,061,000
Bad debt expense	281,000	286,000	371,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0	5,700,000	4,700,000
Intangible asset impairment	173,000,000	98,300,000	0
Total self insurance expenses	18,200,000	16,200,000	14,100,000
401(k) plan expense	3,300,000	3,300,000	3,400,000
ABL Facility [Member] | Line of Credit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	175,000,000			$ 175,000,000
ABL Facility [Member] | Domestic Letters of Credit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 0	$ 0		70,000,000
ABL Facility [Member] | Foreign Letters of Credit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				15,000,000
United Kingdom Subsidiary | ABL Facility [Member] | Line of Credit
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 30,000,000
United States
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Percentage of LIFO inventory	90.00%	88.00%
Sears Holdings Corporation
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Selling and administrative expenses allocated from former parent	$ 52,900,000	$ 56,600,000	$ 62,300,000
Postretirement benefit liability	1,500,000
Accounts Receivable, Net | Sears Holdings Corporation
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items}
Accounts receivable, net, due from related party	$ 3,700,000	$ 3,900,000