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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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May 03, 2014 | May 04, 2013 | Aug. 03, 2013 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member] | May 04, 2013 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member] | May 03, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] | Aug. 03, 2013 Level 2 [Member] | May 03, 2014 Famous Footwear [Member] | May 03, 2014 Specialty Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferral percentage of base salary | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage component of compensation allowed as deferral under deferred compensation plan | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Requisite service period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Long-lived assets held for use | $ 79,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charge of long-lived assets | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 | 100,000
Impairment of assets held for sale |  | 4,660,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held for sale after tax |  | 4,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held for sale per diluted share |  | $ 0.11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of assets |  | 12,554,000 |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |
Gain (loss) on sale |  | $ (12,600,000) | $ 1,000,000 | $ (12,600,000) |  |  |  |

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