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Debt - Priming Loan (Detail) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Priming Loan (Detail) $ in Thousands	Aug. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of term loan				$ 5,007	$ 237,579
Debt instrument, periodic payment maturity date				May 08, 2022
Debt instrument, additional basis spread rate				4.00%
Debt instrument, basis spread rate				5.00%
Debt instrument, minimum LIBOR				1.00%
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal				$ 25,000
Minimum liquidity covenant amount			$ 12,750
Net leverage ratio			5.75
Limits on capital spending			$ 23,000
Stockholders' equity, reverse stock split		1-for-5 reverse stock split
Repayments of debt				2,799	7,799	$ 2,799
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 9,631,633 and 8,857,625 shares issued and outstanding at January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, respectively				97	$ 89
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 9,631,633 and 8,857,625 shares issued and outstanding at January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, respectively				4,750
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of term loan				$ 229,800
Existing Term Loan Offers Accepted Percentage				97.90%
Debt Issuance Cost				$ 1,200
Debt instrument, interest rate description				the loans under the Priming Credit Agreement will bear interest at the Company’s election at: (1) Base Rate (as defined in the Priming Credit Agreement) plus 4.00% or (2) LIBOR plus 5.00%, with a minimum LIBOR per annum of 1.00%, with the interest payable on a quarterly basis.
Debt instrument, periodic payment maturity date				May 08, 2024
Debt instrument, minimum LIBOR				1.00%
Debt instrument, financial covenant, description				The Priming Credit Agreement also has certain financial covenants, including (1) a minimum liquidity covenant that generally requires minimum liquidity on a weekly basis of $15.0 million, (2) a first lien net leverage ratio that requires compliance beginning in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 with a net leverage ratio of 5:1, which reduces over time, and (3) limits on capital expenditures of $20.0 million annually
Minimum liquidity covenant amount				$ 15,000
Net leverage ratio				5
Limits on capital spending				$ 20,000
Common shares issued to lenders \| shares				656,717
Stockholders' equity, reverse stock split				1-for-5 stock split
Issuance of shares value				$ 2,000
Repayments of debt				$ 4,900
Percentage of fully diluted shares of common stock				9.79%
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 9,631,633 and 8,857,625 shares issued and outstanding at January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, respectively				$ 500
Debt Instrument repayment, Description				On May 31, 2021, the Company will have the choice (the “May 31, 2021 Option”) to either (i) repay $4.9 million in aggregate principal amount of the loans under the Priming Credit Agreement, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon or (ii) issue additional shares of Common Stock to the Priming Lenders in an amount equal to the greater of (I) 9.79% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock as of October 1, 2020 less 656,717 shares and (II) a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate value of $0.5 million at the time of such issuance;
Warrants and derivative liabilities				$ 1,400
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Other Expense [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument fair value adjustment				$ 1,000
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Principal paydown less than 15.0 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Paid In Kind Interest Rate Percentage Increase				5.00%
Paid In Kind Fee Percentage				7.50%
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Principal paydown less than 15.0 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Paid In Kind Interest Rate Percentage Increase				2.00%
Paid In Kind Fee Percentage				5.00%
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal	$ 25,000
Priming Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
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Debt instrument, additional basis spread rate				4.00%
Debt instrument, basis spread rate				5.00%