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. 30, 2016	$ 88,404	$ 617	$ 302,727	$ (87,977)	$ (120,311)	$ (6,652)
Beginning 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 (loss) 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 units (RSUs) granted for achievement of performance-based compensation, reclassified from liability to equity (Note G)	920	$ 4	916
Restricted stock units (RSUs) granted for achievement of performance-based compensation, reclassified from liability to equity (Note G) (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 (loss) associated with Pension Plan	1,490					1,490
Foreign currency	393					393
Adjustment to reclassify intraperiod tax allocation to accumulated deficit (Note E)					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)
Stock compensation expense	2,004		2,004
Restricted stock units (RSUs) granted for achievement of performance-based compensation, reclassified from liability to equity (Note G)	381		381
Issuance of common stock, upon RSUs release		$ 6	(6)
Issuance of common stock, upon RSUs release (in shares)		627
Shares withheld for taxes related to net share settlement of RSUs	(136)	$ (1)	(135)
Shares withheld for taxes related to net share settlement of RSUs (in shares)		(54)
Deferred stock vested (in shares)		10
Stock option exercise (in shares)		3
Cancellations of restricted stock, net of issuances (in shares)		(3)
Board of Directors compensation	594	$ 2	592
Board of Directors compensation (in shares)		173
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrecognized gain (loss) associated with Pension Plan	(394)					(394)
Foreign currency	(264)					(264)
Remeasurement and reclassification on stranded tax effect (Note A)					(718)	718	[1]
Net loss	(13,531)				(13,531)
Ending Balance at Feb. 02, 2019	$ 58,640	$ 622	$ 310,393	$ (92,658)	$ (153,534)	$ (6,183)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019		62,242		(12,755)

[1] Represents the reclassification to retained earnings of the tax benefit associated with comprehensive income earned, adjusted for the effects of ASU 2018-02 which allows for the reclassification to retained earnings of stranded tax effect as a result of the 2017 Tax Act.