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Fair Value Measurements (Details) € in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 EUR (€)
Transfers of financial instruments between the three levels of fair value hierarchy
Value of transfers between levels			$ 0	$ 0
Private equity fund
Investment in private equity fund
Payments to acquire investment in private equity fund	$ 500,000	€ 0.5
Unfunded commitment to invest in private equity fund	5,300,000		5,300,000		€ 4.5
Private equity fund | Other assets
Investment in private equity fund
Investment in private equity fund	500,000		500,000		€ 0.5
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Assets:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Assets	44,000		44,000	9,868,000
Interest rate swap	643,000		643,000	876,000
Total Assets	687,000		687,000	10,744,000
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Liabilities	14,043,000		14,043,000	1,424,000
Deferred compensation obligations	12,377,000		12,377,000	11,184,000
Total Liabilities	26,420,000		26,420,000	12,608,000
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1
Assets:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Assets	0		0	0
Interest rate swap	0		0	0
Total Assets	0		0	0
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Liabilities	0		0	0
Deferred compensation obligations	0		0	0
Total Liabilities	0		0	0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2
Assets:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Assets	44,000		44,000	9,868,000
Interest rate swap	643,000		643,000	876,000
Total Assets	687,000		687,000	10,744,000
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Liabilities	14,043,000		14,043,000	1,424,000
Deferred compensation obligations	12,377,000		12,377,000	11,184,000
Total Liabilities	26,420,000		26,420,000	12,608,000
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3
Assets:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Assets	0		0	0
Interest rate swap	0		0	0
Total Assets	0		0	0
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange currency contracts, Liabilities	0		0	0
Deferred compensation obligations	0		0	0
Total Liabilities	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0

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