Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK
Entity Central Index Key	0000077449
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 533,440,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		53,781,268
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY