Stock-based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award 2010 Plan [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to the 2010 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
RSUs granted	657,691		324,206
Weighted average market price at date of grant	$	3.89	$	4.76
Shares issued under RSUs	304,926		—
Cancellations of RSUs	34,250		—
RSUs outstanding at end of period	642,721		324,206
SARs exercisable at year-end	39,159		—

Disclosure Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award 2004 Plan [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our 2004 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
RSUs granted	—		300,417		—
Weighted average market price at date of grant	$	—	$	5.15	$	—
Shares issued under RSAs/RSUs	281,282		256,485		253,671
Cancellations of RSAs/RSUs	56,656		63,396		258,761
RSAs/RSUs outstanding at year-end	354,863		692,801		712,265
SARs exercisable at year-end	1,160,423		911,660		314,919

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Nonemployee Director Stock Award Plan, Activity [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our 2003 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012	January 29, 2011	January 30, 2010
Shares issued under RSAs/RSUs	—	—	15,334
Options exercisable at year-end	69,000	120,658	263,158

Disclosure Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award 2000 Plan [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our 2000 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012	January 29, 2011	January 30, 2010
Shares issued under RSAs	—	—	58,560
Options exercisable at year-end	—	214,300	439,060

Disclosure Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award 1993 Plan [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our 1993 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012	January 29, 2011	January 30, 2010
Shares issued under RSAs	—	—	73,440
Options exercisable at year-end	—	149,640	280,640

Disclosure Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award 1988 Plan [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our 1988 Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012	January 29, 2011	January 30, 2010
Options exercisable at year-end	—	5,884	8,504

Schedule of stock options and stock appreciation rights

The table below summarizes options/SARs activity under our various plans:

	Option/ SARs Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Range of Exercise Prices per Share
Outstanding at January 31, 2009(1)	3,292,385		$	5.09	$	1.00	—	$	13.84
Granted – exercise price equal to market price(2)	4,775,360		1.74		0.99		—	5.72
Canceled/forfeited	(970,310	)	4.48		1.00		—	11.28
Exercised	(20,482	)	2.20		1.00		—	4.78
Outstanding at January 30, 2010(3)	7,076,953		2.92		0.99		—	13.84
Granted – exercise price equal to market price	1,032,607		5.05		3.54		—	6.62
Canceled/forfeited(4)	(1,978,215	)	3.52		0.99		—	11.28
Exercised	(33,192	)	1.45		1.00		—	2.93
Outstanding at January 29, 2011(5)	6,098,153		3.10		1.00		—	13.84
Granted – exercise price equal to market price	2,569,450		3.98		2.71		—	4.95
Canceled/forfeited	(935,967	)	4.86		1.00		—	13.84
Exercised(6)	(1,640,322	)	1.80		1.00		—	4.00
Outstanding at January 28, 2012(7)	6,091,314		$	3.55	$	1.00	—	$	11.28
Exercisable at January 28, 2012(7)	1,475,746		$	3.23	$	1.03	—	$	11.28

(1) Includes 709,646 shares related to “inducement grants”of SARs in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4).

(2) Includes 1,250,000 shares related to “inducement grants.”

(3) Includes 1,959,646 shares outstanding related to “inducement grants,” of which 177,222 shares were exercisable.

(4) Includes 543,150 shares rated to "inducement grants."

(5) Includes 1,416,496 shares outstanding related to “inducement grants,” of which 427,848 shares were exercisable.

(6) Includes 825,000 shares exercised related to “inducement grants.”

(7) Includes 591,496 shares outstanding related to “inducement grants,” of which 207,164 shares were exercisable.

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans And Stock Appreciation Rights By Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

The table below summarizes information regarding weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life in years for options/SARs outstanding and options/SARs exercisable as of January 28, 2012 for the ranges of exercise prices shown:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)
Ranges of Exercise Prices
$1.00– $5.00:
Options/SARs outstanding	5,321,259	$	3.26	5.0
Options/SARs exercisable	1,226,685	2.63		3.9
$5.01– $10.00:
Options/SARs outstanding	755,055	$	5.44	5.0
Options/SARs exercisable	234,061	5.85		4.6
$10.01– $11.28:
Options outstanding	15,000	$	11.28	4.4
Options exercisable	15,000	11.28		4.4

Additional Information Related To Stock Options Stock Appreciation Rights And Unvested Stock Awards [Table Text Block]

The table below summarizes certain additional information with respect to our options, SARs and awards:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
Aggregate intrinsic value of options/SARs outstanding at year-end(1)	$	8,531	$	—	$	20,610
Aggregate intrinsic value of options/SARs exercisable at year-end(1)	2,545		—		—
Aggregate market value of unvested stock awards at year-end	4,938		3,112		4,157
Aggregate intrinsic value of options/SARs exercised during the year(2)	2,232		78		65
Aggregate market value of stock awards vested during the year	2,290		1,538		875

(1) Aggregate market value at year-end less aggregate exercise price.

(2) Aggregate market value on date of exercise less aggregate exercise price.

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

Total stock-based compensation expense was as follows:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
Stock-based compensation expense, excluding cash-settled RSUs	$	5,155	$	4,698	$	6,844
Stock-based compensation expense, cash-settled RSUs	—		4		819
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	5,155	$	4,702	$	7,663

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The weighted average grant date fair values for options and SARs granted, using the Black-Scholes model and assumptions described above, are as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
Exercise price equal to market price	$	3.19	$	4.06	$	1.35

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Activity [Table Text Block]

Additional information related to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan is as follows:

	Year Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 30, 2010
Shares purchased	156,281		138,415		257,238
Weighted average market price at date of grant	$	3.57	$	4.49	$	2.57

Schedule of shares available for future grants

As of January 28, 2012 the following shares were available for future grants under our stock-based compensation plans:

	Shares Available
2010 Stock Award and Incentive Plan	5,106,330
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	252,394