Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $)							6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jan. 28, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012 European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016	Jan. 28, 2012 European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016	Jul. 28, 2012 Other	Jan. 28, 2012 Other	Jul. 28, 2012 Credit Facility	Aug. 31, 2012 Credit Facility Subsequent event	Jul. 28, 2012 Short-term borrowing facility
Borrowings and capital lease obligations
Borrowings and capital lease obligations, total	$ 10,439,000	$ 12,236,000	$ 10,254,000	$ 11,925,000	$ 185,000	$ 311,000
Less current installments	1,720,000	2,030,000
Long-term capital lease obligations	8,719,000	10,206,000
Fixed rate of interest rate swap designated as non-hedging instruments (as a percent)			3.55%
Fair value of interest rate swap liability			900,000
Debt maturity period (in years)							5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit agreement before amendment							200,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity								300,000,000	0
Sublimit on the amount of incremental revolving commitments and incremental term loans								100,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding							1,300,000		158,900,000
Interest rate, low end of the range (as a percent)									0.50%
Line of credit facility, Amount outstanding							0		0
Documentary letters of credit, Outstanding amount							8,600,000
Interest rate, high end of the range (as a percent)									3.10%
Number of credit facilities subject to minimum net equity requirement									1
Maximum borrowing capacity of the credit facility which is subject to a minimum net equity requirement									$ 43,100,000