Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Apr. 10, 2015	Aug. 03, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Hooker Furniture Corp
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,811,165
Entity Public Float			$ 152,800,000
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	Feb. 01, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY