Goodwill & Intangible Impairment Charges - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	May 02, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 96,774,000	$ 96,774,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge	(80,414,000)	(80,414,000)
Net Carrying Amount	16,360,000	16,360,000
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	38,930,000	38,930,000
Impairment charges	(33,930,000)	(33,930,000)
Net Carrying Amount	5,000,000	5,000,000
WHBM trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	34,000,000	34,000,000
Impairment charges	(29,000,000)	(29,000,000)
Net Carrying Amount	5,000,000	5,000,000
Chico's franchise rights
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	4,930,000	4,930,000
Impairment charges	(4,930,000)	(4,930,000)
Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Chico's reporting unit
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	36,403,000	36,403,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge	(20,043,000)	(20,043,000)
Net Carrying Amount	16,360,000	16,360,000
Chico's reporting unit | WHBM trademark
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Net Carrying Amount		16,000,000
WHBM reporting unit
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	60,371,000	60,371,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge	(60,371,000)	(60,371,000)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 0	0	$ 0
WHBM reporting unit | WHBM trademark
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Net Carrying Amount		$ 5,000,000