Long-Term Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
May 02, 2020 USD ($)
Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan performance targets covering period	3 years
Vesting terms	Performance period for both LTIPs is three years. Awards for any achievement of performance targets will not be granted until the performance targets are achieved and then will be subject to additional vesting through August 31, 2021 and August 31, 2022, respectively. The time-based awards under the 2018-2020 LTIP and the 2019-2021 LTIP vest in four equal installments through April 1, 2022 and April 1, 2023, respectively.
Time Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred	$ 3,700,000
Stock compensation cost, period	41 months
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred	$ 3,800,000
Stock compensation cost, period	44 months
Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense	$ 200,000
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense	$ 0
RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
RSUs \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Cash
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Cash \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%

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