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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net - Summary of Goodwill and Definite-lived Intangible Assets, Net, (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 29, 2022
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated impairment	$ 4.2	$ 4.2
Accumulated amortization	$ 51.7	$ 42.1

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Accumulated impairment loss.

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(16))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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