Shareholders' Equity Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Oct. 03, 2012 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 2004 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 GE [Member]	Feb. 25, 2009 GE [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	49,139,361	48,560,205
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding		6,007,372						6,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	0.75								0.75
Class of Warrant or Right, Expiration Period	10 years
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 1,682,000	$ 2,647,000	$ 3,274,000
Number of Omnibus Stock Plans	2
Number of shares authorized						3,000,000	4,000,000
Purchase price of common stock, percent				100.00%
Award Vesting Period	3 years			3 years
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 1.03	$ 4.31	$ 2.26		$ 4.00	$ 3.82	$ 1.70
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value	146,000	1,856,000	355,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards	2,811,000
Period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost	10 months 24 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options	$ 52,000	$ 691,000	$ 121,000