Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	Dec. 02, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000870826
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 29, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		48,464,205