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Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Accounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 28, 2018	Jan. 29, 2017
Deferred Income Tax Asset [Line Items]
Customer deposits	$ 23,601	$ 64,776
Merchandise inventories	23,314	32,003
Deferred rent	18,387	24,182
Compensation	14,127	16,781
Accrued liabilities	13,626	23,994
Stock-based compensation	9,024	17,437
Federal and state net operating loss	6,026	2,797
Executive deferred compensation	5,886	7,060
State taxes	5,099	7,107
Deferred lease incentives	(24,854)	(36,715)
Depreciation	(17,361)	(22,477)
Prepaid catalog expenses	(5,386)	(8,726)
Other	(3,116)	8,014
Valuation allowance	(1,067)	(995)
Total deferred income tax assets, net	$ 67,306	$ 135,238

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