Business Segment Information (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012		Nov. 02, 2013 segment		Oct. 27, 2012 segment		Feb. 02, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable business segments					5		5
Asset impairments and other	$ 1,480,000	[1]	$ 357,000	[2]	$ (4,331,000)	[3]	$ 896,000	[4]
Goodwill	283,049,000		272,201,000		283,049,000		272,201,000		273,827,000
Gain on lease termination					(8,300,000)
Lids Sports Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Goodwill	180,400,000		168,800,000		180,400,000		168,800,000
Increase in goodwill	8,100,000		9,700,000		8,100,000		9,700,000
Journeys Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Schuh Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Goodwill	101,800,000		102,600,000		101,800,000		102,600,000
Increase in goodwill	1,100,000		2,700,000		1,100,000		2,700,000
Licensed Brands [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Goodwill	800,000		800,000		800,000		800,000
Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	400,000		300,000		1,800,000		700,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost					1,800,000		700,000
Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member] | Lids Sports Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	100,000		100,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost					1,200,000		400,000
Retail Store Asset Impairments [Member] | Journeys Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	300,000		200,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost					600,000		300,000
Computer Network Intrusion [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	900,000				1,400,000		100,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost					1,400,000		100,000
Other Legal Matters [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other	300,000		100,000		800,000		100,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost					$ 800,000		$ 100,000

[1] Asset Impairments and other includes a $0.4 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.1 million is in the Lids Sports Group and $0.3 million is in the Journeys Group, a $0.9 million charge for network intrusion expenses and a $0.3 million charge for other legal matters.

[2] Asset Impairments and other includes a $0.3 million charge for assets impairments, of which $0.2 million is in the Journeys Group and $0.1 million is in the Lids Sports Group, and a $0.1 million charge for other legal matters.

[3] Asset impairments and other includes a $1.8 million charge for asset impairments, of which $1.2 million is in the Lids Sports Group and $0.6 million is in the Journeys Group, a $1.4 million charge for network intrusion expenses, a $0.8 million charge for other legal matters and a gain of $(8.3) million for the lease termination of a New York City Journeys store.

[4] Asset impairments and other includes a $0.7 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.4 million is in the Lids Sports Group and $0.3 million is in the Journeys Group, a $0.1 million charge for network intrusion expenses and a $0.1 million charge for other legal matters.