Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Jul. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	4. Related Party Transactions Charles C. Anderson, Chairman Emeritus and a former director of the Company, Terry C. Anderson, a director of the Company, and Clyde B. Anderson, a director and officer of the Company, have controlling ownership interests in other entities with which the Company conducts business. Significant transactions between the Company and these various other entities (“related parties”) are summarized in the following paragraphs. The Company purchases a substantial portion of its magazines, as well as certain of its seasonal music from a subsidiary of Anderson Media Corporation (“Anderson Media”), an affiliate of the Company through common ownership. During the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, purchases of these items from Anderson Media totaled $9.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Amounts payable to Anderson Media at July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010 were $2.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Amounts receivable from Anderson Media as of July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010 were $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company purchases certain of its collectibles, gifts and books from Anderson Press, Inc. (“Anderson Press”), an affiliate of the Company through common ownership. During each of the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, such purchases from Anderson Press totaled $0.6 million. The Company utilizes import sourcing and consolidation services from Anco Far East Importers, LTD (“Anco Far East”), an affiliate of the Company through common ownership. The total amount paid to Anco Far East was $0.5 million and $1.1 million during the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, respectively. These amounts paid to Anco Far East included the actual cost of the product as well as fees for sourcing and consolidation services. All costs other than the sourcing and consolidation service fees were passed through from other vendors. Anco Far East fees, net of the passed-through costs, were $37,000 and $76,000 during the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, respectively. The Company leases its principal executive offices from a trust, which was established for the benefit of the grandchildren of Charles C. Anderson. The Company’s lease on the building expires in February 2013. During each of the twenty-six week periods ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, the Company paid rent of $0.1 million to the trust under this lease. Anderson & Anderson LLC (“A&A”), an affiliate of the Company through common ownership, also leases three buildings to the Company. During each of the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, the Company paid A&A a total of $0.2 million in connection with such leases. Total minimum future rental payments under all of these leases are $1.9 million at July 30, 2011. The Company subleases certain property to Hibbett Sports, Inc. (“Hibbett”), a sporting goods retailer in the United States. The Company’s sublease on the property with Hibbett expires in June 2013. One of the Company’s directors, Albert C. Johnson, and Terry Finley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Books-A-Million, Inc., are members of Hibbett’s Board of Directors. During each of the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, the Company received $0.1 million in rent payments from Hibbett. Total minimum future rental payments under this lease are $0.3 million at July 30, 2011. The Company, A&A, Anderson Promotional Events, Inc. and Anderson Press (collectively the “Co-ownership Group”) co-own two airplanes that are used by the Company in its business. The Company owns a 26.0% interest in each of these airplanes. During the twenty-six week periods ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, the Company was billed $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, by the Co-Ownership Group under a cost sharing arrangement for the Company’s use of the two airplanes. The expenses the Company pays for airplane use covers all of the variable costs attributable to the Company’s use of the planes and a portion of the fixed costs. The Company and Anderson Private Capital Partners I, L.P. (“APCP”) each have an equity interest in Yogurt Mountain Holding, LLC (“Yogurt Mountain”). The Company also participates with APCP in a line of credit agreement with Yogurt Mountain in connection with its investment. See Note 13, Equity Method Investment, for additional information regarding the Company’s investment in Yogurt Mountain. As of July 30, 2011 and January 29, 2011, Yogurt Mountain had $1.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in borrowings due to the Company.

This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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