Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of weeks in fiscal period	P39W	P40W
Reporting period lag for consolidation of financial results	1 month

Reporting Lag for Certain Foreign Operations in Financial Statements

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