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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 07, 2015 shares | Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($) plan vesting_period $ / shares shares | Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | May 18, 2017 shares | May 19, 2016 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of share-based compensation plans | plan |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 5.89 | $ 1.57 | $ 3.53 |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in dollars) |  | $ 3,400 | $ 700 |  |  |
Cash received from option exercises |  | 8,900 | 1,400 | $ 200 |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | 19,973 | 18,852 | 16,908 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock options |  | 3,200 |  |  |  |
Excess tax windfall |  | 300 |  |  |  |
Stock option |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | 2,563 | 2,345 | 2,219 |  |
Income tax benefit on recognized compensation cost |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost (in years/months/days) |  | 1 year 219 days |  |  |  |
Stock option | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | $ 2,600 |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) | shares |  | 1,203,501 |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | $ 17,187 | $ 16,347 | $ 14,544 |  |
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost (in years/months/days) |  | 1 year 256 days |  |  |  |
Excess tax windfall |  | $ 900 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 20.81 | $ 11.41 | $ 18.01 |  |
Total fair value at grant date of previously nonvested stock awards/units that were vested during the period |  | $ 10,900 | $ 18,400 | $ 14,700 |  |
Total intrinsic value of nonvested stock awards/units that vested during the period |  | 14,600 | $ 12,600 | $ 9,400 |  |
Total intrinsic value of nonvested stock awards/units outstanding |  | 50,100 |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost |  | 14,500 |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | 17,200 |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit on recognized compensation cost |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |
Performance-based awards/units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) | shares |  | 496,500 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 21.84 |  |  |  |
Performance units | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Performance units | Minimum | Vesting, annual vesting periods after initial vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Performance units | Maximum | Vesting, annual vesting periods after initial vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Target performance units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Target performance units | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Target performance units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  | 200.00% |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) | shares |  | 129,932 |  |  |  |
Period which award is subject to a market condition (in years) |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 20.28 |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Market-based awards/units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting rights based on the satisfaction of certain performance or market-based criteria (as a percentage) |  | 150.00% |  |  |  |
Contingently returnable restricted stock units | CEO |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards or units granted (in shares) | shares | 150,000 |  |  |  |  |
Implied service period | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 29,100,000 |  |  | 15,000,000 |
Shares available for grant under the plan (in shares) | shares |  | 12,075,403 | 15,350,428 |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of award |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Number of annual vesting periods | vesting_period |  | 3 |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 9 months |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche three |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock option | Vesting, Tranche four |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number that new grants on or after May 1, 2017 are counted against shares authorized (excluding stock options or stock appreciation rights) (in shares) | shares |  | 3.54 |  |  |  |
Vesting rights (as a percentage) |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Number of annual vesting periods | vesting_period |  | 3 |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 7 months |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche three |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock awards or units | Vesting, Tranche four |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares (in shares) | 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% |  |  |  |
Minimum holding period for shares purchased under the ESPP (in months) |  | 6 months |  |  |  |
Period after public announcement of earnings prohibited for trading, as per Company's securities trading policy (in days) |  | 2 days |  |  |  |
Weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 5.17 | $ 2.85 | $ 3.32 |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  | $ 223 | $ 160 | $ 145 |  |
Issuance of stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares) | shares |  | 43,737 | 54,300 | 44,486 |  |
Issuance of stock pursuant to ESPP (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 16.88 | $ 10.45 | $ 12.56 |  |
2006 Non-Employee Directors Stock Grant and Stock Option Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 1,850,000 |  |  |  | 2,000,000
Shares available for grant under the plan (in shares) | shares |  | 423,873 | 495,489 |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative adjustment reclassified to retained earnings from adoption of new accounting guidance |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |

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