Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $)							0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	May 04, 2013 European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016	Feb. 02, 2013 European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016	May 04, 2013 Other	Feb. 02, 2013 Other	Jul. 06, 2011 Credit Facility	May 04, 2013 Credit Facility	Aug. 31, 2012 Credit Facility	May 04, 2013 Short-term borrowing facility
Borrowings and capital lease obligations
European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016			$ 9,273,000	$ 10,121,000
Other					217,000	94,000
Borrowings and capital lease obligations, total	9,490,000	10,215,000
Less current installments	1,931,000	1,901,000
Long-term capital lease obligations	7,559,000	8,314,000
Capital Lease
Fixed rate of interest rate swap designated as non-hedging instruments (as a percent)			3.55%
Fair value of interest rate swap liability			700,000
Credit Facilities
Debt maturity period (in years)							5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity before amendment							200,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity								300,000,000	300,000,000	135,100,000
Sublimit on the amount of incremental revolving commitments and incremental term loans								100,000,000	100,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding								3,200,000
Documentary letters of credit outstanding amount								0		5,000,000
Credit Facility, outstanding amount								0		0
Interest rate, low end of the range (as a percent)										0.50%
Interest rate, high end of the range (as a percent)										3.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity of the credit facility which is subject to a minimum net equity requirement										$ 45,900,000