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Gordmans Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Gordmans Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands	May 05, 2018 USD ($) stores	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 07, 2017 USD ($) stores
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Apr. 07, 2017
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Gordmans Stores, Inc.
Incremental Number of Store Locations with Acquisition Rights				7
Business Combination, Reason for Business Combination	The Gordmans stores, which we operate as an off-price concept, add scale to our business, while allowing us to leverage strategic synergies and our current infrastructure. The acquisition also brings beneficial geographic and guest diversification.
Payments to acquire business \| $		$ 33,843	$ 36,100
Number of Gordmans stores acquired	55
Number of Gordmans stores available to be acquired	57
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs \| $		6,300
Business Combination, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual \| $	$ 65,866	$ 16,302
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Disclosure Impracticable	Pro forma net sales and earnings for the three months ended April 29, 2017 are not presented due to the impracticability in substantiating this information as the Gordmans Acquisition was limited to select assets and assignment of leases acquired through a bankruptcy auction. Furthermore, the results of operations may have been impacted by the Sellers’ liquidation and may not be indicative of future performance.
New Leases, Former Gordmans Store Locations [Abstract]
New leases for former Gordmans store locations	3
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Inventory \| $				$ 31,770
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, Equipment, and Other Assets \| $				4,374
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Assets \| $				$ 36,144
Second Quarter 2017
New Leases, Former Gordmans Store Locations [Abstract]
New leases for former Gordmans store locations	2
Third Quarter 2017
New Leases, Former Gordmans Store Locations [Abstract]
New leases for former Gordmans store locations	1
Minimum
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Number of Store Locations with Acquisition Rights				50
Maximum
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Number of Store Locations with Acquisition Rights				57