Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable to Affiliates - Textuals (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($) real_estate_trust	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($)	May 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($) real_estate_trust	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 175,000			$ 175,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability	10,000			10,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	70,400			70,400
Letter of credit, available amount	25,000			25,000
Notes payable, affiliates	125,366			125,366			$ 125,366
Interest expense	1,674		$ 1,723	3,381	$ 3,455
Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Payments, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability of Revolving Credit Facility, Alternative	$ 17,500			$ 17,500
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
Interest expense	$ 1,400	$ 1,300		$ 2,900	$ 2,600
Interest Payable						$ 47,700	$ 44,800
Reference Rate, LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	2.50%			2.50%
Reference Rate, Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	4.50%			4.50%
Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral, Percent of Outstanding Equity Interests in Subsidiaries	100.00%			100.00%
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral, Percent of Outstanding Equity Interests in Subsidiaries	66.00%			66.00%
Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, affiliates	$ 35,000			$ 35,000
Affiliates, Quality King Distributors, Inc. [Member] | Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Nussdorf Trusts [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, affiliates	$ 85,400			$ 85,400
Related Parties, Number of Estate Trusts Holding Notes | real_estate_trust	6			6
Nussdorf Trusts [Member] | Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%
Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, affiliates	$ 5,000			$ 5,000
Glenn and Stephen Nussdorf [Member] | Notes Payable, Related Parties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase				2.00%