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The number of canceled or expired shares during the period on the other than stock or unit option plans.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award is conditional upon certain performance measures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Note 12 - Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Dec. 30, 2017	May 11, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercised in Period, Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.1		$ 0.2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 0.1		$ 0.2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	366,109		529,098
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 2.1		$ 2.2
Minimum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage			25.00%	25.00%
Maximum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage			200.00%	200.00%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	319,831
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.64
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			1 year
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			3 years
First Target Number of Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	95,811		62,500	83,897
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.61		$ 8.60	$ 8.85
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Shares Earned (in shares)	12,460			28,189
Share-base Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Canceled or Expired in Period (in shares)				55,708
First Target Number of Performance Shares [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage	25.00%
First Target Number of Performance Shares [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage	200.00%
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	95,811
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.61
Performance Shares [Member] \| Vesting at End of Three-year Performance Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Period (Year)			3 years	3 years
Second Target Number of Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			20,756
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 8.60
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Shares Earned (in shares)	16,260		16,260
The 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)					1,000,000