Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash surrender values of the insurance policies held in a rabbi trust	$ 49,300,000		$ 47,900,000
Gain (loss) as a result of the change in value of the insurance policy investments, included in other income and expense	1,500,000	1,200,000
Components of net periodic pension cost to comprehensive income
Interest cost	586,000	598,000
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	155,000	155,000
Net amortization of actuarial losses	277,000	835,000
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost	$ 1,018,000	$ 1,588,000