8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($)
8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Current		$ 14,600,000
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent	$ 10,836,000	$ 10,849,000
Hooker Furniture Corporation [Member]
8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Benefit Plans	3
Pulaski Furniture Corporation [Member]
8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Benefit Plans	2
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan ("SRIP") and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") [Member]
8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Remainder of Fiscal Year	$ 500,000
Pension Plan [Member]
8. Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate		7.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer	$ 112,000