SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent Events (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Nov. 10, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Host Agreement Amendment On December 13, 2012, the Company entered into the Ninth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2007, as amended, by and between the Company and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, a Texas limited partnership, and Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, an Arkansas Limited Liability Company (collectively "Walmart"). Among other items, this amendment provided that the Company delay lease payments due to Walmart on December 10, 2012, January 10, 2013, February 10, 2013 and March 10, 2013 until April 10, 2013. Interest on the delayed payments is charged at a rate of 9% annually. The amendment also terminated the 2013 deferred payment arrangement stipulated in the Eighth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, which was entered into on May 31, 2012. Sale of Bella Pictures® On December 17, 2012, CPI Corp. sold substantially all of the wedding business assets (the “Assets”) of Bella Pictures Holdings, LLC, a provider of branded, wedding photography services (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was made pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated December 17, 2012, by and between Bella Pictures Holdings, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” or “Seller”) and The Pros Entertainment Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Buyer”). In consideration for the assets purchased, the Buyer assumed certain liabilities of the Company, consisting primarily of specified customer fulfillment obligations for weddings booked on and after January 15, 2013, 20% of the contract value of weddings booked on and after January 15, 2013, and a payment of $60,000 to be held in escrow until completion of a transfer of the online hosting of the Bellapictures.com website. The sale will result in a net cash payout of approximately $195,000, primarily related to customer deposits received on open contracts.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Host Agreement Amendment

On December 13, 2012, the Company entered into the Ninth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2007, as amended, by and between the Company and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, a Texas limited partnership, and Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, an Arkansas Limited Liability Company (collectively "Walmart"). Among other items, this amendment provided that the Company delay lease payments due to Walmart on December 10, 2012, January 10, 2013, February 10, 2013 and March 10, 2013 until April 10, 2013. Interest on the delayed payments is charged at a rate of 9% annually. The amendment also terminated the 2013 deferred payment arrangement stipulated in the Eighth Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement, which was entered into on May 31, 2012.

Sale of Bella Pictures®

On December 17, 2012, CPI Corp. sold substantially all of the wedding business assets (the “Assets”) of Bella Pictures Holdings, LLC, a provider of branded, wedding photography services (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was made pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated December 17, 2012, by and between Bella Pictures Holdings, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” or “Seller”) and The Pros Entertainment Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Buyer”). In consideration for the assets purchased, the Buyer assumed certain liabilities of the Company, consisting primarily of specified customer fulfillment obligations for weddings booked on and after January 15, 2013, 20% of the contract value of weddings booked on and after January 15, 2013, and a payment of $60,000 to be held in escrow until completion of a transfer of the online hosting of the Bellapictures.com website. The sale will result in a net cash payout of approximately $195,000, primarily related to customer deposits received on open contracts.