Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Aug. 27, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name		VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
Entity Central Index Key		0000870826
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--02-02
Entity Filer Category		Accelerated Filer
Document Type		10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 28, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus		Q2
Amendment Flag		false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			48,921,486