Business Segment Information (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013 Segment		Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of reportable business segments	5
Charge for asset impairments	$ 17,037,000	[1]	$ 2,677,000	$ 8,567,000	[2]
Goodwill	273,827,000		259,759,000
Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	1,400,000		1,100,000	7,200,000
Other Legal Matters [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	100,000		900,000	100,000
Computer Network Intrusion [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	15,600,000		700,000	1,300,000
Journeys Group [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	0	[1]	0	0	[2]
Journeys Group [Member] | Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	400,000		600,000	5,500,000
Schuh Group [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	0	[1]	0
Goodwill	100,700,000		99,100,000
Goodwill foreign currency translation adjustment			102,900,000
Goodwill, translation adjustments	(800,000)		3,000,000
Lids Sports Group [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	0	[1]	0	0	[2]
Goodwill	172,300,000		159,100,000	152,500,000
Goodwill foreign currency translation adjustment	13,200,000		6,500,000	33,500,000
Lids Sports Group [Member] | Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	900,000		300,000	1,000,000
Johnston & Murphy Group [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	0	[1]	0	0	[2]
Johnston & Murphy Group [Member] | Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	100,000		200,000	700,000
Licensed Brands [Member]
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Charge for asset impairments	0	[1]	0	0	[2]
Goodwill	$ 800,000		$ 800,000	$ 800,000

[1] Asset Impairments and other includes a $1.1 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.6 million is in the Journeys Group, $0.3 million is in the Lids Sports Group and $0.2 million is in the Johnston & Murphy Group, a $0.7 million charge for network intrusion costs and a $0.9 million charge for other legal matters.

[2] Asset Impairments and other includes a $7.2 million charge for asset impairments, of which $5.5 million is in the Journeys Group, $1.0 million is in the Lids Sports Group and $0.7 million is in the Johnston & Murphy Group, a $1.3 million charge for network intrusion costs and a $0.1 million charge for other legal matters.