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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 03, 2024 | Jan. 28, 2023 | Jan. 29, 2022 | Jan. 29, 2023 | Jan. 30, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% |  |
Net operating loss | $ 25,071,000 | $ 27,604,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 27,466,000 | 25,902,000 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers | $ 1,000,000 | 2,800,000 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryovers expiration date | 2028 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to State income tax credit carryforwards, net of federal tax | $ 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |  |  |
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 | 1,500,000 |  |  |
Federal and state capital loss carryforwards | 4,600,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, capital losses | $ 4,673,000 | 4,210,000 |  |  |
Capital loss, carryforward period | 5 years |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset to capital losses | $ 4,600,000 | 4,200,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, Other long term assets | 8,169,000 | 8,201,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets to other long term assets | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 |  |  |
Undistributed foreign earnings | 139,200,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | $ (43,456,000) | 31,049,000 | $ (12,850,000) |  |
Percent of dividends received as deduction for tax act | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 3,974,000 | 2,478,000 | 3,259,000 | $ 2,478,000 | $ 2,563,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective income tax rate if recognized | 3,600,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits | 1,500,000 | (800,000) |  |  |
Reasonably possible amount of reduction in unrecognized tax benefit over the next twelve months | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 800,000 | 800,000 |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 69,820,000 | $ 53,358,000 | $ 139,293,000 |  |
Effective income tax benefit rate | 29.10% | 29.90% | 24.90% |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 10,200,000 |  |  |  |
State |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 5,400,000 |  |  |  |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | 9,400,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Operating Loss Carryforwards State |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 2,800,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Operating Loss Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 9,400,000 | 6,700,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances |  | 1,600,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowances | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |

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