Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Fair Value Assumptions for Derivative Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock price	$ 2.88	$ 2.02	$ 2.02
Conversion price	$ 1.75	$ 1.75	$ 1.75
Expected volatility	73.00%	68.00%	64.00%
Expected term (in years)	7 years 10 months 24 days	8 years 10 months 24 days	9 years 10 months 24 days
Risk free interest rate	2.40%	2.04%	1.93%
Expected dividends	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Assumptions, Stock Price

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Agreed upon price for the exchange of the underlying asset.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount of dividends expected to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or contracted instruments over the term of the instruments life.

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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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