Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	May 31, 2014 Common Stock Class A	May 31, 2014 Common Stock Class B
Entity Registrant Name	DILLARDS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000028917
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 03, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,207,762	4,010,929
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1