Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,926,000	$ 4,988,000
Accounts receivable, net	3,656,000	2,953,000
Related party receivables	87,000	398,000
Inventories	199,584,000	201,527,000
Prepayments and other	6,292,000	5,780,000
Total Current Assets	219,545,000	215,646,000
Property and Equipment:
Land	5,688,000	3,677,000
Buildings	25,509,000	17,900,000
Equipment	97,700,000	94,451,000
Furniture and fixtures	59,624,000	58,739,000
Leasehold improvements	77,960,000	76,331,000
Construction in process	2,048,000	494,000
Gross Property and Equipment	268,529,000	251,592,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	191,133,000	186,308,000
Net Property and Equipment	77,396,000	65,284,000
Deferred Income Taxes		1,655,000
Equity Method Investment	2,139,000	1,455,000
Other Assets:
Goodwill	1,136,000	0
Notes receivable from related party		1,000,000
Other	2,516,000	1,430,000
Total Other Assets	3,652,000	2,430,000
Total Assets	302,732,000	286,470,000
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	84,411,000	96,237,000
Related party accounts payable	2,131,000	3,618,000
Accrued expenses	39,570,000	40,392,000
Deferred income taxes	18,807,000	14,896,000
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long term debt	19,107,000	740,000
Total Current Liabilities	164,026,000	155,883,000
Non-current Liabilities:
Long-term debt	16,300,000	4,920,000
Related party note payable	600,000
Deferred rent	7,444,000	7,232,000
Deferred income taxes	406,000	2,000
Long term capital lease obligation	1,554,000	1,007,000
Liability for uncertain tax positions	412,000	909,000
Total Non-current Liabilities	26,716,000	14,070,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 22,348,072 and 22,071,507 shares issued and 15,339,007 and 15,445,981 shares outstanding at February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, respectively	223,000	221,000
Additional paid-in capital	96,072,000	95,181,000
Treasury stock at cost, 7,009,065 and 6,625,526 shares at February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, respectively	(52,840,000)	(51,829,000)
Retained earnings	65,360,000	72,944,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income	104,000
Total Books-A-Million Stockholders' Equity	108,919,000	116,517,000
Noncontrolling interest	3,071,000
Total Equity	111,990,000	116,517,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 302,732,000	$ 286,470,000