Notes payable amortization schedule period.

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Notes payable outstanding principal and unpaid interest.

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Number of days for prepayment of note without penalty charges.

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Number of promissory notes executed by the Company.

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Portion of prepayment fees equals to principal amount of notes.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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This element represents interest incurred for borrowed money which was used to produce goods or render services.

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Description of the terms of a credit facility arrangement. Terms typically include interest rate, collateral required, guarantees required, repayment requirements, and restrictions on use of assets and activities of the entity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Interest paid other than in cash for example by issuing additional debt securities. As a noncash item, it is added to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Feb. 02, 2013 Note	Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 Wells Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 07, 2011 Wells Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member] Wells Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Miraloma [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 PacSun Stores Note [Member]	Aug. 20, 2010 Notes payable [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Notes payable [Member] Miraloma [Member]	Aug. 20, 2010 Notes payable [Member] Miraloma [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Notes payable [Member] PacSun Stores Note [Member]	Aug. 20, 2010 Notes payable [Member] PacSun Stores Note [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 07, 2011 Term Loan [Member] Cash [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Term Loan [Member] Payable In Kind [Member]	Dec. 07, 2011 Term Loan [Member] Payable In Kind [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate										6.50%		6.50%			5.50%		7.50%
New credit facility maturity date				Dec. 07, 2016									Dec. 07, 2016
Interest expense	$ 13,300,000	$ 4,400,000											$ 8,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Accrued PIK interest													5,000,000	700,000
Interest payable													9,000,000			5,000,000
Terms of the Wells Fargo Facility agreement			Pursuant to the terms of the Wells Fargo Credit Facility agreement, the Company also may be subject to more frequent debt compliance reporting and certain cash control requirements if its availability under the Wells Fargo Facility falls below $25 million.
Availability under Wells Fargo Facility			23,000,000		25,000,000
Number of promissory note	2
Maximum borrowing capacity				100,000,000				29,800,000		16,800,000		13,000,000
Monthly principal and interest payments									113,435		87,777
Notes payable outstanding principal and unpaid interest						$ 14,400,000	$ 11,200,000
Notes payable amortization schedule period						25 years	25 years
Portion of prepayment fees equal to principal amount of notes						1.00%	1.00%
Maturity date									Sep. 01, 2017		Sep. 01, 2017
Period for prepayment of note without penalty						30 days	30 days
Debt Instrument start date							Oct. 01, 2010