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Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 16, 2016 | Jun. 23, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2018 | Mar. 19, 2020
Borrowings and finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  |  | $ 19,132,000 | $ 19,738,000 |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  | 16,535,000 |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  | 16,702,000 |  |
Other |  |  | 2,636,000 | 2,887,000 |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 |  |  | 19,132,000 | 19,738,000 |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | 3,620,000 |  |  |
Finance Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations incurred |  |  | 3,070,000 | 1,172,000 | $ 18,502,000 |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  | 3,957,000 | 0 |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 212,000,000
Europe | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | 139,000,000 |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Europe | Foreign line of credit | Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 134,000,000
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) |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |
China | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
Credit Facility, outstanding amount |  |  | $ 4,000,000.0 |  |  |
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate swap | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest rate swap derivative (as a percent) |  |  | 3.06% |  |  |
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities, excluding convertible senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt and finance lease obligations |  |  | $ 42,260,000 | 39,327,000 |  |
Less current installments |  |  | 9,490,000 | 4,315,000 |  |
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  |  | 32,770,000 | 35,012,000 |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | 66,000 |  |  |
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 | $ 21,500,000 |  | 19,100,000 | 19,700,000 |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity period (in years) | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage debt, maturing monthly through January 2026 | $ 21,500,000 |  | 19,100,000 | 19,700,000 |  |
Debt amortization period (in years) | 25 years |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | $ 100,000 | 100,000 |  |
Mortgage debt | Building | U.S. | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
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 liability |  |  | $ (300,000) |  |  |
Fair value of cash flow hedge interest rate swap asset |  |  |  | 1,000,000.0 |  |
Mortgage debt | Building | Cash flow hedges | U.S. | Interest rate swap | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate of interest rate swap derivative (as a percent) | 3.06% |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligation | Computer hardware and software |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  | 4,000,000.0 |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  | 2,000,000.0 |  |
Finance Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations incurred |  |  | 3,100,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,500,000 |
Capital lease obligation | Equipment | Netherlands |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings and finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  | $ 12,600,000 |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  | $ 14,700,000 |  |
Finance Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations incurred |  |  |  |  | $ 17,000,000.0 |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |
Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
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, outstanding amount |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity period (in years) |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 113,000,000 |  |  |
Credit Facility | Accordion feature |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |
Credit Facility | U.S. line of credit | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  | $ 2,300,000 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Prime rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Prime rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate margin (as a percent) |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |
Credit Facility | Canada | Foreign line of credit | Canadian BA rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
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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