Percent of total assets that are held in foreign countries.

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Represents the net income during the year had all inventories been valued using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves of completed merchandise or goods expected to be sold within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of difference between inventory at lower of LIFO cost or market and inventory at lower of other inventory accounting method cost or market, for example, but not limited to, FIFO or average cost.

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The change in the inventory reserve representing the cumulative difference in cost between the first in, first out and the last in, first out inventory valuation methods, which change has been reflected in the statement of income during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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Gross amount of merchandise or materials to which the entity holds the title, but physically at another entity's facilities (for example, but not limited to, work in process may be temporarily at the site of a subcontractor).

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NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) [Line Items]
Net income FIFO inventory method	$ 13,600,000hoft_NetIncome_FIFO_InventoryMethod	$ 8,200,000hoft_NetIncome_FIFO_InventoryMethod	$ 9,200,000hoft_NetIncome_FIFO_InventoryMethod
Inventory, LIFO Reserve, Period Charge	1,300,000	493,000	836,000
Inventory, LIFO Reserve	19,669,000us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve	18,371,000us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve	17,900,000us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve	17,000,000us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve
Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross	54,896,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods	58,515,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods
Finished Furniture, Consigned Inventories [Member]
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) [Line Items]
Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross	1,100,000	1,000,000
China and Vietnam [Member]
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) [Line Items]
Other Inventory, Inventory at off Site Premises, Gross	10,200,000
Assets, Percentage of Total Assets	6.00%
China [Member]
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES (Details) [Line Items]
Other Inventory, Inventory at off Site Premises, Gross		$ 9,700,000
Assets, Percentage of Total Assets		6.20%