Acquisition (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012 store	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 28, 2012 Liquidation World, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 18, 2011 Liquidation World, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 18, 2011 Preliminary Allocation [Member] Liquidation World, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 18, 2011 Revisions To Allocation [Member] Liquidation World, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 18, 2011 Allocation As Revised [Member] Liquidation World, Inc. [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Tradenames, Lease Assets and Liabilities [Member] Liquidation World, Inc. [Member] Years
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	$ 159,122,000	$ 155,552,000		$ 16,200,000
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			July 18, 2011
Number of Stores	1,533		82
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid				1,900,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation [Abstract]
Financial assets					3,149,000	715,000	3,864,000
Inventory					7,299,000	1,568,000	8,867,000
Other current assets					2,278,000	184,000	2,462,000
Property and equipment					10,172,000	(344,000)	9,828,000
Goodwill					21,507,000	(8,780,000)	12,727,000
Other intangibles					1,285,000	1,308,000	2,593,000
Debt					(16,664,000)	0	(16,664,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities					(27,157,000)	(5,349,000)	(21,808,000)
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price					$ 1,869,000		$ 1,869,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Maximum								11.2