Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	May 02, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Employee compensation and benefits	$ 11,277	$ 10,593
Insurance, primarily self-insurance reserves	6,218us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent	5,888us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent
Deferred rent	3,689us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent	3,824us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent
Gift certificates and store credits	3,688	4,704
Sales and use taxes	3,246us-gaap_SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	3,112us-gaap_SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent
Accrued property, plant and equipment additions	2,457	3,619
Accounting and legal	2,124us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent	1,998us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent
Product return reserve	2,099dest_ProductReturnReserveCurrent	2,084dest_ProductReturnReserveCurrent
Income taxes payable		129us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Other	8,751us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	10,911us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 43,549us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	$ 46,862us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent

Accrued property , plant and equipment additions

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Product return reserve current.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable to insurance entities to mitigate potential loss from various risks or to satisfy a promise to provide certain coverage's to employees. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 20

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

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-Glossary Current Liabilities

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liability for outstanding gift cards. Retail customers purchase gift cards or gift certificates that can be redeemed at a later date for merchandise or services; those unredeemed represent a liability of the entity because the revenue is being deferred.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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For a classified balance sheet, the cumulative difference as of the balance sheet date between the payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense, by the lessor or lessee, respectively, within one year of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 20

-Section 25

-Paragraph 2

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Aggregate carrying amount of current liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer) not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Includes costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered and of liabilities not separately disclosed.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred through that date and payable for statutory sales and use taxes, including value added tax. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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-Publisher SEC

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Current Liabilities

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