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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 20, 2016 USD ($) a RenewalOptions | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fees paid |  | $ 2,420 | $ 2,493 | $ 2,752
Fees due |  | 102 | 217 |
Initial rental rate per year |  | 262,665 | 248,178 | 238,883
Aggregate amount of rental payments payable under the initial term of the Lease |  | 1,990,688 |  |
Anthropologie Group |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease, number of acres rented | a | 6 |  |  |
Initial lease term | 40 years |  |  |
Number of lease extension options in current lease contract | RenewalOptions | 2 |  |  |
Additional operating lease term | 10 years |  |  |
Initial rental rate per year | $ 1,087 |  |  |
Rent increase percentage | 10.00% |  |  |
Lease rent increase period, in initial term | 5 years |  |  |
Aggregate amount of rental payments payable under the initial term of the Lease | $ 62,135 |  |  |
Rental payments during extension term as a percentage of market rental rate | 90.00% |  |  |
West Street Consultancy Limited |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate commission paid |  | 157 | 422 | 295
HED Real Estate BV |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Real estate commission paid |  | $ 144 | $ 24 | $ 300

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