The Company has three active stock incentive plans as of the date associated with this tag.

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The number of shares authorized under the plan specified which related to either shares that have been granted as options or restricted stock units, but not yet issued due to lack of exercise and/or passage of time, or shares which are authorized under the plan specified but not yet granted.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Equity and Incentive Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Incentive Plan (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 plans	Feb. 01, 2014 Stock Incentive Plan 2002	Feb. 01, 2014 Stock Incentive Plan 2003	Feb. 01, 2014 Restricted Stock And Restricted Units Stock Incentive Plan 2002	Feb. 01, 2014 Restricted Stock And Restricted Units Stock Incentive Plan 2003	May 19, 2010 Before Amendment [Member] Stock Incentive Plan 2003	Feb. 01, 2014 After Amendment [Member] Stock Incentive Plan 2003
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Active Stock Incentive Plans	2
Total authorized shares reserved for issuance		4,500,000		787,500	7,434,432	11,750,000	13,424,432
Shares Reserved for Issuance at February 1, 2014		228,102	5,044,119
Shares available for future grant		0	3,072,502