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Percentage of Award in Equity Participants Should Elect to Receive

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Percentage of Financial Targets to be Achieved for Participants to Receive Award

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Percentage of Operating Margin Target Achieved

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Percentage Of Payout Based On Company Performance

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Grant Date Fair Value Of Awards

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Restricted Shares, Grants

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement Exchange Option To Purchase Common Stock Shares

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Share Based Compensation In Additional Paid In Capital

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Weighted Average Payout Percent

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Long-Term Performance Share Bonus Plan - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011 First Tranche	Jan. 29, 2011 Second Tranche	Jan. 29, 2011 Third Tranche	Feb. 02, 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Stock Options And Restricted Shares Minimum	Jan. 28, 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan Stock Options And Restricted Shares Minimum	Jan. 29, 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan Stock Options And Restricted Shares Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Minimum	Jan. 28, 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Minimum	Jan. 29, 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Maximum	Jan. 28, 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Maximum	Jan. 29, 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan Twenty Zero Six Incentive Compensation Plan Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of financial targets to be achieved for participants to receive award									90.00%	90.00%	85.00%	120.00%	120.00%	125.00%
Percentage of target cash value participant receive upon achievement of financial targets									50.00%	50.00%	80.00%	150.00%	150.00%	150.00%
Percentage of award equity participants should elect to receive through either shares of restricted stock and/or stock options						50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of adjusted EBITDA target achieved		103.50%
Percentage of operating margin target achieved		103.30%
Weighted average payout percent		106.00%
Cash awards granted	$ 1.9
Equity awards granted	2.4
Equity awards, restricted stock	538,661
Equity awards of options to purchase common stock	72,578
Award vesting Period			Mar. 16, 2012	Mar. 16, 2013	Mar. 16, 2014
Recognized compensation expense		1.1
Compensation expense		4.3
Compensation expense included in additional paid-in capital as stock-based compensation		$ 0.7