Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 29, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK
Entity Central Index Key	0000077449
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 01, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		53,507,509
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3