Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Other Comprehensive Income and Reclassifications from AOCI (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Jul. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	May 02, 2015	Jan. 28, 2017		Jan. 30, 2016		Jan. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative									$ 173,283,000		$ 180,570,000		$ 174,814,000
Tax benefit	$ 40,000	$ 34,000	$ 35,000	$ 57,000	$ 69,000	$ 63,000	$ 67,000	$ 61,000	166,000	[1]	260,000	[1]	243,000	[1]
Amount recognized in discontinued operations													0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Pension Plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative									705,000		647,000		258,000
Tax benefit									$ 0		$ 0		0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Sears | Canada
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount recognized in discontinued operations													246,000
Corresponding tax provision													$ 0

[1] There was no provision (benefit) recognized on the loss from discontinued operations for fiscal 2014