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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Jan. 29, 2022 | Jan. 30, 2021 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Feb. 01, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 35.00% |
CARES act of 2020, net operating loss carryback period | 5 years |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | $ 27,604,000 | $ 27,643,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 25,902,000 | 25,628,000 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers | $ 2,800,000 | 3,000,000.0 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers expiration date | 2032 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit carryforwards, net of federal tax | $ 8,000,000.0 | 7,500,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit, net of federal tax, minimum carryforwards years | 16 years |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit carryforwards, net of federal tax, expiration period begins | 2024 |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances of state income tax credit carryovers | $ 1,500,000 | 1,800,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, capital losses | $ 4,210,000 | 4,213,000 |  |  |
Capital loss, carryforward period | 5 years |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset to capital losses | $ 4,200,000 | 4,200,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, Other long term assets | 8,201,000 | 8,208,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets to other long term assets | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 |  |  |
Undistributed foreign earnings | 119,600,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | $ 31,049,000 | (12,850,000) | $ (34,890,000) |  |
Percent of dividends received as deduction for tax act | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 2,478,000 | 3,259,000 | 2,563,000 |  | $ 2,781,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective income tax rate if recognized | 2,000,000.0 | 2,600,000 |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits | (800,000) | (700,000) | 200,000 |  |
Reasonably possible amount of reduction in unrecognized tax benefit over the next twelve months | 400,000 |  |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 800,000 | 900,000 |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 53,358,000 | $ 139,293,000 | $ (82,999,000) |  |
Effective income tax benefit rate | 29.90% | 24.90% | 28.40% |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
State |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 5,900,000 |  |  |  |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 6,700,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Operating Loss Carryforwards State |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 2,700,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Operating Loss Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 6,700,000 | $ 6,100,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | $ 1,000,000.0 | $ 1,000,000.0 |  |  |

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