Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable to Affiliates - Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012	Nov. 02, 2013	Oct. 27, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 02, 2013 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Oct. 27, 2012 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Oct. 27, 2012 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Reference Rate, LIBOR [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Reference Rate, Base Rate [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member] Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Apr. 18, 2012 Nussdorf Trusts [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Nussdorf Trusts [Member] real_estate_trust	Apr. 17, 2012 Nussdorf Trusts [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Nussdorf Trusts [Member] Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf [Member]	Nov. 02, 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		$ 225,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability	10,000,000		10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	40,700,000		40,700,000
Merger related expenses	0	53,000	0	4,628,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End											2.90%	5.00%
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		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		17,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Payments, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability of Revolving Credit Facility, Percent of Borrowing Base, Alternative						17.50%		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	2,809,000	2,509,000	7,755,000	6,597,000		1,500,000	1,500,000	4,600,000	4,400,000
Interest Payable						$ 32,100,000		$ 32,100,000		$ 27,500,000