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Business Operations Store Data (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Schedule of Stores Supplied With Merchandise [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	2
DSW Segment [Abstract]
Number of Stores	468
Number of States in which Entity Operates	42
Number of new stores opened	40	37	30
Number of stores closed	3
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	3
Number of new leased departments added	16	27	18
Number of leased departments ceased	8	12	6
Affiliated Business Group segment [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	5.70%	5.80%	5.80%
Stein Mart Stores [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	276
Gordmans Stores [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	102
Frugal Fannie's Stores [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	1
Town [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	185
Town DSW [Member]
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract]
Number of stores supplied by the entity	13

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