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Stock-based Compensation Restricted Stock Units, Performance Based Restricted Stock Units and Director Stock Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 13,501	$ 10,495	$ 9,342
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 4,000
Weighted average expense recognition period (in years)	2 years 1 month
Equity instruments other than options [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in units)	173	69	0
Granted (in units)	208	111	69
Vested (in units)	(75)	0	0
Forfeited (in units)	(13)	(7)	0
Outstanding, end of period (in units)	293	173	69
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 33.50	$ 31.76	$ 0.00
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	33.30	34.52	31.76
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	22.80	0.00	0.00
Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	35.16	32.74	0.00
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 28.70	$ 33.50	$ 31.76
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,979	$ 1,324	$ 503
Intrinsic value other than options that vested during the period	$ 1,800
Share Based Compensation by Share Based Payment Award Other Than Option Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value	$ 1,700
Restricted Units Expected to Vest [Abstract]
RSUs expected to vest	253
Restricted stock units weighted average grant date fair value	$ 28.70
Restricted stock units expected to vest Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life	1 year 2 months
Restricted Stock Units Expected to Vest Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 6,080
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 7,000
Weighted average expense recognition period (in years)	1 year 8 months
Equity instruments other than options [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in units)	320	377	436
Granted (in units)	199	103	92
Vested (in units)	(115)	(114)	(136)
Forfeited (in units)	(32)	(46)	(15)
Outstanding, end of period (in units)	372	320	377
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 29.21	$ 23.41	$ 15.39
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	30.54	34.53	35.50
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	21.32	14.11	5.51
Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	32.99	29.55	29.46
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 31.83	$ 29.21	$ 23.41
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2,953	$ 2,097	$ 1,797
Intrinsic value other than options that vested during the period	3,500	3,700	4,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value	$ 2,000	$ 1,400	$ 700
Restricted Units Expected to Vest [Abstract]
RSUs expected to vest	307
Restricted stock units weighted average grant date fair value	$ 31.78
Restricted stock units expected to vest Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life	1 year 4 months
Restricted Stock Units Expected to Vest Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 7,373
Director Stock Units [Member]
Equity instruments other than options [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in units)	360	330	316
Granted (in units)	40	52	34
Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised	(95)	(22)	(20)
Outstanding, end of period (in units)	305	360	330
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,037	$ 1,247	$ 1,151
Share Based Compensation by Share Based Payment Award Other Than Option Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Liabilities	$ 600	1,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,100	$ 1,700

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