Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2019	Jun. 05, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	SHOE CARNIVAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000895447
Trading Symbol	SCVL
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,690,741