EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS (Details 4) - Stock Option [Member]	12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018 $ / shares shares
Continuing Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	1,171,825
Options Exercisable	360,098
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	167,375
Options Exercisable	31,374
Exercise price $4.57 - $12.55 [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	482,108
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	5 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 10.28
Options Exercisable	91,991
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 10.72
Exercise price $12.61 - $14.68 [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	409,451
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	5 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 14.31
Options Exercisable	95,232
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 14.26
Exercise price $14.74 - $19.64 [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	280,266
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	4 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 16.27
Options Exercisable	172,875
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 16.50
Exercise price $9.99 - $14.66 [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	57,681
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	5 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 12.19
Options Exercisable	7,736
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 10.98
Exercise price $14.68 - $15.06 [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	36,303
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	5 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 14.77
Options Exercisable	8,460
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 14.76
Exercise price $15.44 - $19.04 [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices
Options Outstanding	73,391
Weighted-Averaged Contractual Life (years)	5 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 15.56
Options Exercisable	15,178
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable \| $ / shares	$ 15.68

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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