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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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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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Note 12 - Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Apr. 14, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercised in Period, Grant Date Fair Value	$ 1.8
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 4.3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	416,391	568,523
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 2.2	$ 2.3
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercised in Period, Grant Date Fair Value		0.1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value		0.1
Options and Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	2.6	$ 1.5
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	$ 2.5
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	1 year 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	148,701
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)	$ 9.71
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 1.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	53,095
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)	$ 8.24
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	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)	53,095	157,374	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)	$ 8.24	$ 2.78	$ 5.61
First Target Number of Performance Shares [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage	200.00%	183.30%	200.00%
First Target Number of Performance Shares [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Performance-based Shares, Payout Opportunity, Percentage	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Incentive Plan 2020 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)				1,000,000