DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) States stores	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) States stores	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)
States in which stores located | States	42		42
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration	98 days	91 days	371 days	364 days	364 days
Insurance Recoveries [Abstract]
Insurance proceeds received			$ 15,700	$ 3,300
Net gains from insurance claims			4,300	700	$ 800
Debt Issuance Costs [Abstract]
Net accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs	$ 300	$ 100	300	100
Debt issuance costs	1,100	1,400	1,100	1,400
Gift Card and Merchandise Credit Liability [Abstract]
Gift cards, breakage income			900	3,000	1,600
Advertising Expense [Abstract]
Advertising costs			83,600	88,700	91,000
Advertising allowances received from vendors			3,100	4,300	$ 4,900
Rent Expenses [Abstract]
Deferred rent credit	$ 38,109	$ 43,382	38,109	$ 43,382
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
Tax deficiencies related to share-based payments			$ 2,100
Building and Improvements
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			20 years
Information Systems | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			3 years
Information Systems | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			10 years
Store and Office Fixtures and Equipment | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			5 years
Store and Office Fixtures and Equipment | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			10 years
Warehouse Equipment | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			5 years
Warehouse Equipment | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			15 years
Leasehold Improvements - Stores | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			5 years
Leasehold Improvements - Stores | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			15 years
Leasehold Improvements - Corporate Office | Minimum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			10 years
Leasehold Improvements - Corporate Office | Maximum
Summary of estimated useful lives [Abstract]
Estimated useful life			12 years
Department Stores
Entity operated stores | stores	777		777
Gordmans
Entity operated stores | stores	58		58
Length of some fiscal years [Member] | Minimum
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration			364 days
Length of some fiscal years [Member] | Maximum
Fiscal Year [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration			371 days
Peebles Trade Name and Trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Tradename intangible asset	$ 14,900		$ 14,900
Tradename, fair value in exceeds of carrying amount	10.00%		10.00%
Gordmans Trade Name and Trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Tradename intangible asset	$ 1,900		$ 1,900