Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable to Affiliates - Textuals (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) real_estate_trust	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility			$ 175,000,000
Minimum availability under the credit facility	$ 10,000,000
Availability under the credit facility	93,500,000
Letter of credit, available amount	25,000,000
Notes payable-affiliates	125,366,000	$ 125,366,000
Interest expense	7,191,000	9,344,000
Interest paid	1,567,000	2,616,000
Notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Allowable principal repayments on subordinated notes prior to repayment of senior note		$ 0
Time period subsequent to repayment of senior note before repayment of subordinated borrowings is allowable		3 months
Minimum excess availability	$ 17,500,000
Minimum excess availability as a percentage of the borrowing base certificate	17.50%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.1
Interest expense	$ 5,300,000	$ 5,800,000
Interest payable	$ 44,800,000	$ 39,500,000
Reference Rate, LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings	2.38%
Reference Rate, Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on borrowings	4.50%
Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding equity interests in subsidiaries secured under obligations	100.00%
Foreign Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding equity interests in subsidiaries secured under obligations	66.00%
Quality King Distributors, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable-affiliates	$ 35,000,000
Quality King Distributors, Inc. | Notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Principal repayments on note	$ 0
Nussdorf Trusts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable-affiliates	$ 85,400,000
Number of real estate trusts holding note | real_estate_trust	6
Nussdorf Trusts | Notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable-affiliates	$ 5,000,000
Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf | Notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Increase in the nominal interest rate	2.00%
Principal repayments on note	$ 0
Interest paid	$ 0