9. Intangible Assets (Details) - Schedule of Intangible Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets
Goodwill	$ 23,398	$ 0
Casegoods [Member]
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets
URL- Homeware.com	125	125
Total non-amortizable assets	36,180	1,382
Bradington-Young [Member] \| Upholstery [Member]
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets
Trademarks and trade names	861	861
Sam Moore [Member] \| Upholstery [Member]
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets
Trademarks and trade names	396	396
Home Meridian International [Member] \| Home Meridian International [Member]
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets
Trademarks and trade names	$ 11,400	$ 0

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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