Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Sep. 02, 2016
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		11,562,810
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	Jul. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2