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Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended |
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May 01, 2016 | Feb. 16, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2016 | Jun. 23, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($) facility | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  |  |  |  | $ 20,607,000 | $ 20,889,000
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 17,371,000 | 0
Other |  |  |  |  | 3,269,000 | 3,159,000
Total debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 41,247,000 | 24,048,000
Less current installments |  |  |  |  | 2,033,000 | 566,000
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 39,214,000 | 23,482,000
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  |  |  |  | 20,607,000 | 20,889,000
Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 17,371,000 | 0
Interest rate swap | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest rate swap derivative (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 3.06% |
Interest rate swap maturity date |  |  |  |  | Jan. 31, 2026 |
Europe | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 76,300,000 |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Number of credit facilities subject to minimum net equity requirement | facility |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Maximum borrowing capacity of the credit facility which is subject to a minimum net equity requirement |  |  |  |  | $ 41,100,000 |
Europe | Foreign line of credit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |
Europe | Foreign line of credit | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Europe | Documentary letters of credit | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date |  |  |  |  | Jul. 30, 2022 |
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  | $ 21,500,000.0 |  |  | $ 20,607,000 | 20,889,000
Debt maturity period (in years) |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  |  |  | Jan. 31, 2026 |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  | $ 21,500,000.0 |  |  | $ 20,607,000 | 20,889,000
Security description for mortgage debt |  |  |  |  | secured by the Company’s U.S. distribution center based in Louisville, Kentucky |
Debt amortization period (in years) |  | 25 years |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | 100,000
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of cash flow hedge interest rate swap asset |  |  |  |  | $ 643,000 | $ 876,000
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. | Interest rate swap | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest rate swap derivative (as a percent) |  | 3.06% |  |  | 3.06% |
Interest rate swap maturity date |  |  |  |  | Jan. 31, 2026 |
Capital lease | Building | Italy |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date | May 01, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease | Building | Italy | Interest rate swap | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest rate swap derivative (as a percent) |  |  | 3.55% |  |  |
Interest rate swap maturity date |  |  | Feb. 01, 2016 |  |  |
Capital lease | Equipment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 15,900,000 |
Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date |  |  |  |  | May 31, 2027 |
Effective interest rate on capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 15,900,000 |
Capital lease | Computer hardware and software |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |
Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |
Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Percentage of borrowings exceeding borrowing base that require the Company to comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio on a trailing four-quarter basis |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity period (in years) |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 | $ 150,000,000 |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 112,000,000 |
Priority level for Credit Facility |  |  |  |  | secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and such domestic and Canadian subsidiaries |
Credit Facility | Accordion feature |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 150,000,000 | $ 150,000,000 |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin added to respective base rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | Federal funds rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin added to respective base rate |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |
Credit Facility | Standby letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Credit Facility | Documentary letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Prime rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Prime rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Canadian BA rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin added to respective base rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Canadian BA rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Canadian BA rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Bank of Canada overnight rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin added to respective base rate |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |

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