Revenue Net Sales by Merchandise Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		May 05, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 344,229	$ 308,607
Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		209,509	197,658
Apparel | Women's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		123,454	118,496
Apparel | Men's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		48,881	44,541
Apparel | Children's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		37,174	34,621
Non-Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		137,524	113,472
Non-Apparel | Footwear
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		49,302	46,048
Non-Apparel | Accessories
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		23,238	21,857
Non-Apparel | Cosmetics/Fragrances
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		33,668	29,664
Non-Apparel | Home/Gifts/Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		31,316	15,903
Revenue Adjustments Not Allocated
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	(2,804)	(2,523)
Department Stores
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		278,363	292,305
Department Stores | Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		173,901	188,552
Department Stores | Apparel | Women's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		103,487	113,392
Department Stores | Apparel | Men's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		41,336	42,472
Department Stores | Apparel | Children's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		29,078	32,688
Department Stores | Non-Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		107,350	105,758
Department Stores | Non-Apparel | Footwear
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		44,483	45,643
Department Stores | Non-Apparel | Accessories
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		18,872	20,262
Department Stores | Non-Apparel | Cosmetics/Fragrances
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		31,186	28,937
Department Stores | Non-Apparel | Home/Gifts/Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		12,809	10,916
Department Stores | Revenue Adjustments Not Allocated
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	(2,888)	(2,005)
Off-Price Stores
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		65,866	16,302
Off-Price Stores | Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		35,608	9,106
Off-Price Stores | Apparel | Women's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		19,967	5,104
Off-Price Stores | Apparel | Men's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		7,545	2,069
Off-Price Stores | Apparel | Children's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		8,096	1,933
Off-Price Stores | Non-Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		30,174	7,714
Off-Price Stores | Non-Apparel | Footwear
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		4,819	405
Off-Price Stores | Non-Apparel | Accessories
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		4,366	1,595
Off-Price Stores | Non-Apparel | Cosmetics/Fragrances
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		2,482	727
Off-Price Stores | Non-Apparel | Home/Gifts/Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		18,507	4,987
Off-Price Stores | Revenue Adjustments Not Allocated
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 84	$ (518)

[1] Includes adjustments related to deferred revenue, estimated sales returns, breakage income, shipping and miscellaneous revenues, which are not allocated to merchandise categories.