Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 31,		November 1,		October 31,		November 1,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator (in thousands):
Net (loss) income attributable to Christopher & Banks Corporation	$	(315)	$	8,983	$	(2,467)	$	14,962
Income allocated to participating securities		—		(27)		—		(45)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders	$	(315)	$	8,956	$	(2,467)	$	14,917
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		36,906		36,805		36,877		36,685
Dilutive shares		—		909		—		984
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted		36,906		37,714		36,877		37,669
Net (loss) earnings per common share:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.24	$	(0.07)	$	0.41
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.24	$	(0.07)	$	0.40