Represents the expiration period of unredeemed awards related to customer loyalty program.

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Represents the expiration period of unredeemed points without additional purchase activity related to customer loyalty program.

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Represents the number of the Company's subsidiaries that issue gift cards

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Represents gift card breakage rate of the entity.

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Value of deferred revenue or cost to provide products or services, which is expected to be recognized in income or incurred within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, resulting from customer loyalty program. Excludes liability associated with frequent flier programs. Includes liability associated with customer loyalty programs for other businesses, for example, but is not limited to, hotels, supermarkets, credit card companies, automobile rental companies, and book sellers.

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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income.

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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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The amount of breakage recognized related to unredeemed gift cards. Breakage occurs when a customer pays in advance of vendor performance and does not demand full performance for various reasons.

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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015 subsidiary	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013
Net Royalty Revenue
Deferred royalties, current	$ 15,490,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	$ 15,787,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Gift Cards
Number of subsidiaries that issue gift cards	1
Gift card breakage revenue	1,100,000	800,000	500,000
Loyalty Programs
Expiration period of unredeemed points (in months)	6 months
Expiration period of unredeemed awards (in months)	2 months
Accrued expenses
Loyalty Programs
Aggregate dollar value of the loyalty program accruals included in accrued expenses	4,500,000	4,200,000
Accrued expenses \| Deferred royalties
Net Royalty Revenue
Deferred royalties, current	15,100,000	15,400,000
Other long-term liabilities \| Deferred royalties
Net Royalty Revenue
Deferred royalties, noncurrent	$ 30,000,000	$ 44,100,000
U.S. Retail business
Gift Cards
Gift card breakage rate (as a percent)	5.70%
Canadian Retail business
Gift Cards
Gift card breakage rate (as a percent)	4.70%