Selected Quarterly Data (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012		Feb. 02, 2013		Jan. 28, 2012
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Provision for trademark impairment	$ 23,110,000	[1],[2]			$ 23,110,000	[1],[2]
Reversal of valuation allowance against deferred tax assets	42,500,000
"Casual Male" trademark
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Provision for trademark impairment	$ 23,100,000			[3]

[1] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $23.1 million against the carrying value of its "Casual Male" trademark, see Note A.

[2] Fiscal 2012 was a 53-week year as compared to fiscal 2011 which was a 52-week year. As discussed in Note J, during the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company exited is European Direct business. Accordingly, the operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and all periods of fiscal 2011 have been restated for discontinued operations.

[3] Beginning in fiscal 2012, the "Casual Male" trademark is being accounted for as a finite-lived asset.