Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2015	Jun. 02, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	STAGE STORES INC
Entity Central Index Key (CIK)	0000006885
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 02, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,948,951
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes