Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable to Affiliates - Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013	May 04, 2013 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Apr. 28, 2012 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	May 04, 2013 Reference Rate, LIBOR [Member]	May 04, 2013 Reference Rate, Base Rate [Member]	May 04, 2013 Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]	May 04, 2013 Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]	May 04, 2013 Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member]	May 04, 2013 Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member] Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Apr. 18, 2012 Nussdorf Trusts [Member]	May 04, 2013 Nussdorf Trusts [Member] real_estate_trust	Apr. 17, 2012 Nussdorf Trusts [Member]	May 04, 2013 Nussdorf Trusts [Member] Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	May 04, 2013 Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf [Member]	May 04, 2013 Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf [Member] Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 225,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability	10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	35,800,000
Merger related expenses	0	4,329,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End							2.75%	4.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral, Percent of Outstanding Equity Interests in Subsidiaries									100.00%	66.00%
Notes payable, affiliates	125,366,000		125,366,000								35,000,000			85,400,000	55,400,000		5,000,000
Related Parties, Number of Estate Trusts Holding Notes														6
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase																		2.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												1.00%				2.00%		1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Payments, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability of Revolving Credit Facility, Alternative				17,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Payments, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability of Revolving Credit Facility, Percent of Borrowing Base, Alternative				17.50%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio				1.1
Proceeds from Related Party Debt	0	30,000,000											30,000,000
Interest expense	2,389,000	1,829,000		1,500,000	1,200,000
Interest Payable				$ 29,000,000		$ 27,500,000