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Line of credit facility default interest surcharge.

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Line of credit facility, each quarter minimum availability commitment fee percentage.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage lesser of eligible in-transit inventory.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage lesser of eligible inventory.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage lesser of eligible net orderly liquidation value of in-transit inventory.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage lesser of eligible net orderly liquidation value of inventory.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage of eligible accounts receivable.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, percentage of eligible credit card receivables.

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Line of credit facility, maximum commitment fee percentage.

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Line of credit facility, maximum in-transit periodic payment.

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Line of credit facility, minimum commitment fee percentage.

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Description of the conditions for borrowing under the credit facility including the nature of any restrictions.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Description of the frequency of the required periodic payments of interest, principal, or both, and the amount, if set, or a description of a formula upon which payment is based.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement (Detail) - USD ($)		4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			14 Months Ended	43 Months Ended	53 Months Ended
	May 08, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jul. 01, 2016	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost amortized to interest expense			$ 1,500,000	$ 1,400,000	$ 2,200,000
Credit facility default interest surcharge	2.00%
ABL Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000
Debt instrument, initial maturity date	May 08, 2020
Debt instrument extended maturity date	May 08, 2023
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage of eligible credit card receivables	90.00%
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage of eligible accounts receivables	85.00%
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage lesser of eligible inventory	100.00%
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage lesser of eligible net orderly liquidation value of inventory	90.00%
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage lesser of eligible in-transit inventory	100.00%
Credit facility maximum borrowing, percentage lesser of eligible net orderly liquidation value of in-transit inventory	90.00%
Credit facility, frequency of payment and payment terms			the in-transit maximum amount (the in-transit maximum amount is not to exceed $12.5 million during the 1st and 3rd calendar quarters and $10.0 million during the 2nd and 4th calendar quarters)
Credit facility, interest rate description			Interest on each LIBOR loan is payable on the last day of each interest period and no more than quarterly, and interest on each Base Rate loan is payable in arrears on the last business day of April, July, October and January. For both LIBOR and Base Rate loans, interest is payable periodically upon repayment, conversion or maturity, with interest periods ranging between 30 to 180 days at the election of the Company, or 12 months with the consent of all lenders.
Credit facility commitment fee						0.375%
Credit facility commitment fee, each calendar quarter historical excess availability is greater than 50%							0.375%
Credit facility commitment fee, each calendar quarter historical excess availability is less than or equal 50%							0.25%
Credit facility commitment fee, minimum each calendar quarter historical excess availability							50.00%
Credit facility commitment fee, maximum each calendar quarter historical excess availability							50.00%
Credit Facility drawn or outstanding			$ 0	0			$ 0	$ 0
Credit Facility available borrowing capacity			38,300,000	38,200,000			38,300,000	38,300,000
Debt issuance cost amortized to interest expense			$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Credit facility description of covenant			In the event of a payment default that is not cured within five business days or is not waived, or a covenant default that is not cured within 30 business days or is not waived, the Company’s obligations under these credit facilities may be accelerated.
ABL Facility [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost			$ 1,100,000				$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate	1.00%	2.00%
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate								1.50%
ABL Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate								1.75%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate	0.50%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate	2.00%	1.00%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate								0.50%
ABL Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread rate								0.75%
ABL Facility [Member] \| 1st and 3rd Calendar Quarters [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum in-transit periodic payments	$ 12,500,000
Credit facility in-transit frequency of payments			quarters
ABL Facility [Member] \| 2nd and 4th Calendar Quarters [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum in-transit periodic payments	$ 10,000,000
Credit facility in-transit frequency of payments			quarters