Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
May 04, 2013 Store	Apr. 28, 2012 Store
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Number of underperforming stores which were closed	7	5

Number of stores closed which were included in discontinued operations.

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