The Company (Details Textual) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 08, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013 sqft	Mar. 02, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013 sqft	Sep. 14, 2012
Long Term Creditors Claims Recovery Percentage	75.00%			75.00%
Administrative Claims Paid		$ 200,000	$ 16,500,000	$ 9,700,000
Reserves For Administrative Claims Including Professional Fees		5,200,000		5,200,000
Bankruptcy Claims, Number Claims Filed				3,096
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Filed				316,600,000
Contractual Obligation, Total		17,792,000	17,792,000	17,792,000
Number of Real Estate Properties					16
Area of Land		200,000		200,000
Number Of Real Estate Properties Held For Sale					15
Operating Reserves Additional		500,000		500,000
Distribution Centre [Member]
Area of Land		340,000		340,000
Corporate Overhead Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		5,000,000		5,000,000
Pension Fund Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		3,829,088		3,829,088
Pension Fund Reserve [Member] | Syms Pension Plans [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		2,000,000		2,000,000
Pension Fund Reserve [Member] | Local 1102 [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		1,829,088		1,829,088
Tenent Improvement Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		9,000,000		9,000,000
Property Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Reserve		3,000,000		3,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Filed				320,200,000
Contractual Obligation, Total	123,000,000
Estimated Distribution Amount	113,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total	103,000,000
Estimated Distribution Amount	94,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Majority Shareholder [Member]
Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Price Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 2.49
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares				7,857,794
Subsequent Event [Member] | Accredited Investors [Member]
Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Price Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 2.49
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares				10,040,160
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Value				$ 25,000,000