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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 03, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2017 | Jan. 30, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate |  |  | 21.00% | 33.70% | 35.00% |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 Estimated tax benefit due to tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 | $ 12,100 |  |  |  |  |
Charge on previously undistributed foreign earnings, net of estimated tax credits |  | $ 3,500 |  |  |  |
Benefit on re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities | 12,100 |  |  |  |  |
Benefit of lower blended U.S. corporate tax rate | 3,500 |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 9,232 |  | $ 8,757 | $ 9,232 |  |
Net operating loss expiration year |  |  | 2018 |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 7,096 |  | $ 6,992 | 7,096 |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers | 3,100 |  | $ 600 | 3,100 |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers expiration date |  |  | 2028 |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit carryforwards, net of federal tax | 7,500 |  | $ 7,200 | 7,500 |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit, net of federal tax, minimum carryforwards years |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit, net of federal tax, maximum carryforwards years |  |  | 16 years |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit carryforwards, net of federal tax, expiration period begins |  |  | 2023 |  |  |
Valuation allowance of state income tax credit carryovers |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |
Undistributed foreign earnings | 42,900 |  | 63,000 | 42,900 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 7,286 |  | 6,534 | 7,286 | $ 7,093 | $ 5,748
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective income tax rate if recognized | 6,600 |  | 6,000 | 6,600 |  |
Increased decreased in unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | (800) | 200 | $ 1,300 |
Reasonably possible amount of reduction in unrecognized tax benefit over the next twelve months |  |  | 4,600 |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | $ 1,000 |  | 900 | $ 1,000 |  |
State |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss |  |  | 2,600 |  |  |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss |  |  | 6,200 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Operating Loss Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | 5,200 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | 700 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |

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