Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2011	Dec. 06, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Hooker Furniture Corp
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-29
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,793,233
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001077688
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Oct. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3