Debt and Lines of Credit (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 31, 2018
Debt instrument, effective rate	1.70%
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000
London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage point added to LIBOR rate	1.25%
Mortgage Note Due May 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, original balance		$ 600,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 31, 2019
Required monthly principal payments		$ 5,300
Debt instrument stated percentage interest rate		4.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, EBITDA period	12 months
SRV [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowing		$ 600,000
SRV [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		600,000
Outstanding borrowing		$ 600,000
Line of credit facility, description	The outstanding balance was paid in full and the agreement terminated in February 2015.
SRV [Member] \| London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage point added to LIBOR rate		1.50%
SRV [Member] \| SRV Mortgage Note Due September 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, original balance	$ 800,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Sep. 30, 2017
Required monthly principal payments	$ 3,300
Debt instrument stated percentage interest rate	3.10%
SRV [Member] \| SRV Mortgage Note Due August 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, original balance	$ 500,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Aug. 31, 2016
Required monthly principal payments	$ 3,400
Debt instrument stated percentage interest rate	4.50%
SRV [Member] \| SRV Mortgage Note Due February 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, original balance	$ 400,000
SE [Member] \| Mortgage Note Due March 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, original balance	$ 3,800,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2017
Required monthly principal payments	$ 11,900
Debt instrument stated percentage interest rate	2.20%
SE [Member] \| Mortgage Note Due March 2017 [Member] \| London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage point added to LIBOR rate	1.75%

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 20, 22
-Article 5

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Description of the terms of a credit facility arrangement. Terms typically include interest rate, collateral required, guarantees required, repayment requirements, and restrictions on use of assets and activities of the entity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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