Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014	May 30, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000870826
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--02-01
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			49,365,587
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes