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Summary of Restructuring Related Charges (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2017
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash restructuring charges | [1] | $ 1,568,000 | $ 20,611,000 | $ 590,000 |
Charges related to planned exit of joint business venture | [2] |  | 7,964,000 |  |
Non-cash restructuring charges |  | 1,600,000 | 30,200,000 |  |
Non-cash inventory charges | [3] |  | 1,669,000 |  |
Asset impairment charges |  | 546,000 | 0 | 20,576,000 | [4]
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |
United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China | Wholly-owned Retail Stores |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  | 7,200,000 |
China and Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  | 0 |  | 2,500,000 |
China and Hong Kong | Retail Stores |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |
Other (Expense) Income, Net |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to planned exit of joint business venture |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |
Reduction in Gross Profit | United Kingdom and Asia Markets |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash inventory charges |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |
Lease Termination, Store Closures & Severance |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash restructuring charges |  | $ 1,600,000 | 20,600,000 | 600,000 |
Charges Related To Planned Exit of Joint Business Venture | Other (Expense) Income, Net |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash restructuring charges |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |
Non-cash restructuring charges |  |  | $ 4,500,000 |  |
Non-store Corporate Assets | International Retail Stores and E-commerce Operations |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non cash impairment and restructuring charges |  |  |  | $ 10,800,000 |
[1] | Cash charges of $1.6 million, $20.6 million and $0.6 million for Fiscal 2018, Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2016, respectively, for lease termination, store closures and severance were recorded within Impairment and Restructuring Charges on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
[2] | $8.0 million ($3.5 million cash and $4.5 million non-cash) of net charges for Fiscal 2017 related to the planned exit of a joint business venture were recorded within Other (Expense) Income, Net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
[3] | Non-cash inventory charges of $1.7 million for Fiscal 2017 related to restructuring activities for our United Kingdom and Asia markets recorded as a reduction in Gross Profit on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[4] | Non-cash impairment charges of $20.6 million for Fiscal 2016 consisted of $7.2 million for the impairment of all Company-owned retail stores in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China, as well as $10.8 million of impairment and restructuring charges related to non-store corporate assets that support the international retail stores and e-commerce operations and $2.5 million of goodwill impairment for the China and Hong Kong retail operations.

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