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Savings Plans (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Savings Plans |  |  |
Employee contribution limit per calendar year (as a percent of compensation) | 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent |  |
Employer contribution limit (as a percent of compensation) | 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent |  |
Company's contributions to the savings plan | $ 1,300,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 1,300,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 1,300,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Deferred Compensation Plan |  |  |
Deferred compensation liability | 9,100,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent | 7,500,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent |
Deferred compensation, long-term asset | 9,400,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets | 9,100,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets |
DCP |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Plan |  |  |
Deferred compensation plan, gains related to the change in the value of the insurance policy investments | $ 300,000 us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndRetirementBenefitsMember | $ 600,000 us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndRetirementBenefitsMember | $ 400,000 us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndRetirementBenefitsMember

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- Definition The change in cash surrender or contract value during the period which adjusted the amount of premiums paid in determining the expense or income recognized under the contract for the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 325 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6384439&loc=d3e42048-111605 + Details
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