Defined benefit plan employee contribution percentage.

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The minimum eligibility period that the individual required to perform services to receive the company match on contributions made to the plan.

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Defined contribution plan employee eligibility age.

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- Definition

Defined contribution plan service period for eligibility.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal year that follows the most recent annual statement of financial position, including gain (loss), prior service cost (credit), and transition asset (obligation).

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- Definition

The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897934&loc=d3e1928-114920

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- Definition

The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money.

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- Definition

An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512046

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2015	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Amortization of unrecognized loss expected to be recognized in fiscal 2017		$ 788,000
Defined contribution plans eligible employees age	21 years
Defined contribution plan service period for eligibility	1000 hours
Defined contribution plan expenses recognized		$ 2,200,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 1,600,000
Maximum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan maximum employer contributions percentage of eligible compensation		3.50%
Minimum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan service period for eligibility	6 months
Defined contribution plan service period for eligibility to receive match	1 year
Noncontributory Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Company estimated contribution to the plan for fiscal 2017		$ 586,000
Assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations, discount rate		4.00%	4.16%
Assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost, discount rate		4.00%	4.16%	3.42%
Expected long-term rate of return for benefit obligation and the net periodic benefit cost		8.00%	8.00%
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations, discount rate		4.00%	4.16%
Assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost, discount rate		4.00%	4.16%	3.42%
First Contributions
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan employer matching contribution percent		100.00%
Defined benefit plan employee contribution percentage		1.00%
Next Contributions
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan employer matching contribution percent		50.00%
Defined benefit plan employee contribution percentage		5.00%