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Related Party Transactions (Details) ft² in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) ft² lease | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Georges Marciano settlement | Settled litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments under related party agreement |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Armand Marciano settlement | Settled litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments under related party agreement |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Marciano Trusts |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of leases under lease agreement | lease |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Marciano Trusts | Related party leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses under related party arrangement |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 | $ 5,100,000 | $ 5,800,000
Marciano Trusts | Parking lot adjacent to corporate headquarters |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of leased property (in square feet) | ft² |  | 140 |  | 140 | 140 |
Sales price of sales-leaseback transaction |  | $ 7,500,000 |  |  | $ 7,500,000 |
Gross cash proceeds received from sales-leaseback transaction |  |  |  | $ 7,500,000 |  |
Marciano Trusts | Parking lot adjacent to corporate headquarters | Other income/expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Net gains recognized in other income for sales-leaseback transaction |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  | 3,400,000 |
Marciano Trusts | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date (by year) |  |  |  | 2017 |  |
Marciano Trusts | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date (by year) |  |  |  | 2020 |  |
MPM Financial LLC | Payments for aircraft charter |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments under related party agreement |  |  |  | $ 900,000 | 600,000 | 1,400,000
Marciano Consulting Agreement | Consulting agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses under related party arrangement |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 500,000
Service term (in years) | 30 years |  |  |  |  |
Consulting agreement term (in years) | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Consulting agreement, number of years during the extension period | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Annual consulting fee | $ 500,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Expiration date of consulting agreement | Jan. 28, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Harmony Collection LLC | Payments for apparel production |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments under related party agreement |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,000,000

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