Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning Balance at Jan. 31, 2015	$ 92,390	$ 616	$ 299,892	$ (87,977)	$ (111,903)	$ (8,238)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2015		61,561		(10,877)
Stock compensation expense	2,195		2,195
Exercises under option program	101		101
Exercises under option program (in shares)		22
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances (in shares)		25
Board of Directors compensation	540	$ 1	539
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)		84
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain 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		(10,877)
Stock compensation expense	1,256		1,256
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances		$ (1)	1
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances (in shares)		(123)
Board of Directors compensation	482		482
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)		68
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain associated with Pension Plan	876					876
Foreign currency	(242)					(242)
Net loss	(2,256)				(2,256)
Ending Balance at Jan. 28, 2017	88,520	$ 616	304,466	$ (87,977)	(122,567)	(6,018)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jan. 28, 2017		61,637		(10,877)
Stock compensation expense	1,636		1,636
Restricted Stock issued, reclass from liability to equity	920	$ 4	916
Restricted Stock issued, reclass from liability to equity (in shares)		425
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances		$ (7)	7
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances (in shares)		(755)
Board of Directors compensation	534	$ 2	532
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)		179
Repurchase of common stock	(4,681)			$ (4,681)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				(1,878)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain associated with Pension Plan	1,490					1,490
Foreign currency	393					393
Adjustment to reclassify intraperiod tax allocation to accumulated deficit (Note D)					2,108	(2,108)
Net loss	(18,826)				(18,826)
Ending Balance at Feb. 03, 2018	$ 69,986	$ 615	$ 307,557	$ (92,658)	$ (139,285)	$ (6,243)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 03, 2018		61,486		(12,755)