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Share-Based Compensation (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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May 20, 2016 shares | Jul. 07, 2015 shares | May 20, 2014 shares | Mar. 12, 2012 | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) plan shares | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | May 19, 2016 shares | May 19, 2014 shares | Jan. 23, 2002 shares
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of share-based compensation plans | plan |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 16,908 | $ 18,880 | $ 15,342 |  |  |
Stock option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | 2,219 | 2,113 | 2,106 |  |  |
Stock option | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 2,219 |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,148,298 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 14,544 | $ 16,604 | $ 12,999 |  |  |
Stock awards or units | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 14,544 |  |  |  |  |
Performance-based awards/units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 476,609 |  |  |  |  |
Performance units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period which award is subject to a performance condition |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Performance units | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Performance units | Minimum | Vesting, annual vesting periods after initial vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Performance units | Maximum | Vesting, annual vesting periods after initial vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Target performance units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Target performance units | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Period which award is subject to a performance condition |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Target performance units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 200.00% |  |  |  |  |
Period which award is subject to a performance condition |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 140,457 |  | 0 |  |  |
Period which award is subject to a market condition (in years) |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 150.00% |  |  |  |  |
Contingently returnable restricted stock units | CEO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) |  | 150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Implied service period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended expiration period for share-based compensation plan (in years) |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares |  |  | 15,000,000 |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |
Extended expiration for the ability to grant certain performance-based awards under the share-based compensation plan (by calendar year) |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for grant under the plan |  |  |  |  | 4,092,241 | 4,967,390 |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of award |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 9 months | 9 months | 9 months |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche four |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 9 months | 9 months | 9 months |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche four |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended expiration period for share-based compensation plan (in years) |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000
Purchase price of the Company's common stock determined as the lower of the closing price at the beginning or end of the quarterly stock purchase period (expressed as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 145 | $ 163 | $ 237 |  |  |
Minimum holding period for shares purchased after April 1, 2009 under the ESPP (in months) |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |
Period before the end of each fiscal quarter prohibited for trading, as per Company's securities trading policy (in days) |  |  |  |  | 14 days |  |  |  |  |
Period after public announcement of earnings prohibited for trading, as per Company's securities trading policy (in days) |  |  |  |  | 2 days |  |  |  |  |
2006 Non-Employee Directors Stock Grant and Stock Option Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares | 1,850,000 |  |  |  | 1,850,000 |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |
Shares available for grant under the plan |  |  |  |  | 582,639 | 768,425 |  |  |  |
Expiration date for share-based compensation plan | Jun. 30, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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