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Nature of Business - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) Store Location RetailLocation	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) Store	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations | Store			644	634
Line of credit outstanding			$ 0
Impairment charges			$ 15,496	$ 14,611	$ 3,544
Number of retail locations | RetailLocation			47
COVID-19
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding						$ 220,000
Repaid of borrowing	$ 120,000	$ 100,000
Capital budget reduced delaying or cancelling projects			$ 100,000
Capital budget			260,000
New capital budget after delaying or cancelling projects			$ 160,000
Extention of payment terms for invoices			30 days
Impairment charges			$ 15,496
Number of retail locations | Location			42
United States
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations | Store			527	522
Europe
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations | Store			83	78
Canada
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations | Store			34	34

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