Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning Balance at Feb. 02, 2013	$ 161,212		$ 595	$ 293,977	$ (87,977)	$ (39,822)	$ (5,561)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2013			59,477,000		(10,877,000)
Stock compensation expense	1,893			1,893
Exercises under option program	395		$ 1	394
Exercises under option program (in shares)			106,000
Issuances of restricted stock, net of cancellations			$ 18	(18)
Issuance of restricted stock, net of cancellations (in shares)			1,846,000
Board of Directors compensation	256		$ 1	255
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)			44,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain (loss) associated with pension Plan	1,281						1,281
Foreign currency	(280)						(280)
Net loss	(59,786)					(59,786)
Ending Balance at Feb. 01, 2014	104,971		$ 615	296,501	$ (87,977)	(99,608)	(4,560)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2014			61,473,000		(10,877,000)
Stock compensation expense	2,996			2,996
Exercises under option program	123			123
Exercises under option program (in shares)			27,000
Issuance of restricted stock, net of cancellations (in shares)			20,000
Board of Directors compensation	273		$ 1	272
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)			41,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain (loss) associated with pension Plan	(3,248)						(3,248)
Foreign currency	(430)						(430)
Net loss	(12,295)	[1]				(12,295)
Ending Balance at Jan. 31, 2015	$ 92,390		$ 616	299,892	$ (87,977)	(111,903)	(8,238)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2015	61,560,544		61,561,000		(10,877,000)
Stock compensation expense	$ 2,195			2,195
Exercises under option program	101			101
Exercises under option program (in shares)			22,000
Issuance of restricted stock, net of cancellations (in shares)			25,000
Board of Directors compensation	540		$ 1	539
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)			84,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain (loss) associated with pension Plan	1,682						1,682
Foreign currency	(96)						(96)
Net loss	(8,408)					(8,408)
Ending Balance at Jan. 30, 2016	$ 88,404		$ 617	$ 302,727	$ (87,977)	$ (120,311)	$ (6,652)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jan. 30, 2016	61,692,285		61,692,000		(10,877,000)

[1] As discussed in Note J, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company completed the wind down of its Sears Canada direct business. Accordingly, the operating results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2014 were restated for discontinued operations.