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Summary of Additional Information about Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (Detail) (Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights, USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2014 | Feb. 03, 2013 | Jan. 29, 2012
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value per share of awards granted | $ 0.00 |  | $ 0.00 |  | $ 14.27 |
Intrinsic value of awards converted into common stock | $ 18,046,000 | [1] | $ 31,569,000 | [1] | $ 18,969,000 | [1]
[1] | Intrinsic value for conversions is based on the excess of the market value over the conversion price on the date of the conversion.

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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The total accumulated difference between fair values of underlying shares on dates of conversion and conversion price on equity-based instruments, other than stock options, which were converted into shares during the reporting period under the plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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