Income Taxes - Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward		$ 50,399	$ 50,199
Gain on sale-leaseback		5,170	5,744
Accrued Expenses and other		4,340	5,667
Lease accruals		4,358	4,732
Goodwill and intangibles		1,513	3,694
Unrecognized loss on pension and pension expense		3,311	3,379
Capital loss carryforward		3,021	3,021
Inventory reserves		2,659	2,561
Alternative minimum tax credits carryforwards		2,292	2,292
Foreign tax credit carryforward		901	963
Federal wage tax credit carryforward		707	521
Unrecognized loss on foreign exchange		328	234
State tax credits		124	102
Excess of tax over book depreciation/amortization		(15,192)	(19,977)
Subtotal		63,931	63,132
Valuation allowance	[1]	(63,931)	(63,132)
Net deferred tax assets		0	0
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and intangibles		(222)	(196)
Deferred tax liabilities		$ (222)	$ (196)

[1] For fiscal 2016, the Company had total deferred tax assets of $79.1 million, total deferred tax liabilities of $15.4 million and a valuation allowance of $63.9 million.