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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as current. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt (Details)		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	Apr. 04, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net			$ 1,400,000
Dividends paid prior to distribution		$ 0	0	$ 500,000,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 0	$ 0	$ 11,433,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		0.00%	0.00%
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net			$ 5,600,000
ABL Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 175,000,000	$ 175,000,000
Available borrowing under line of credit facility		155,295,000	150,689,000
Outstanding letters of credit		19,705,000	24,311,000
ABL Facility [Member] \| Domestic Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	70,000,000	$ 0	0
ABL Facility [Member] \| Foreign Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,000,000
ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, covenant terms, minimum percentage of loan cap amount	10.00%
Line of credit facility, covenant terms, minimum excess credit availability	$ 15,000,000
Line of credit facility, covenant terms, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1
Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Secured Debt	$ 515,000,000		$ 505,988,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 11,400,000
Line of credit facility, amortization rate	1.00%
United Kingdom Subsidiary \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 30,000,000
Minimum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Minimum \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Mandatory prepayment terms, amount equal to borrowers' excess cash flows, percentage	0.00%
Maximum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Maximum \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Mandatory prepayment terms, amount equal to borrowers' excess cash flows, percentage	50.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	3.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	1.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	2.00%
Base Rate \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	2.25%
Base Rate \| Minimum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Base Rate \| Maximum \| ABL Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility
Spread on variable rate	1.00%
Subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corp.
Line of Credit Facility
Dividends paid prior to distribution	$ 500,000,000