Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)	Total		Common Stock [Member]	Warrant [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit
Total Shareholders' Equity period beginning at Jan. 28, 2012	$ 101,589,000		$ 486,000	$ 567,000	$ 403,849,000	$ (303,313,000)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding period beginning at Jan. 28, 2012	48,560,205		48,560,205
Net loss	(8,739,000)	[1]	0	0	0	(8,739,000)
Common stock issuances pursuant to equity compensation plans, Shares			244,250
Common stock issuances pursuant to equity compensation plans, Value	1,000		2,000	0	(1,000)	0
Share-based compensation			0
Share-based compensation	991,000		0	0	991,000	0
Total Shareholders' Equity period end at Apr. 28, 2012	$ 93,842,000		$ 488,000	$ 567,000	$ 404,839,000	$ (312,052,000)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding period end at Apr. 28, 2012	48,804,455		48,804,455

[1] The net loss for the three-month periods ended April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011 include charges totaling $500,000 and $25.7 million, respectively, related to losses on debt extinguishment made during the first quarters of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011.