NOTE 11 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Stock Incentive Plan, Shares Authorized (in Shares)	750,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	36
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)	$ 9.83	$ 11.60	$ 12.51
Restricted stock awards, fair value	$ 230,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Shares, Requisite Service Period Recognition	96,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value	221,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 133,000
Restricted stock unit, per unit, shares recievable (in Shares)	1

Value of restricted stock awards, net of vesting and forfeitures.

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The number of shares recievable, per restricted stock unit.

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Number of shares of the OCmpany's common stock which are authorized for issuance under the Stock Incentive Plan.

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- Definition

This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation related to nonvested shares during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized).

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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Description of the estimated period of time over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, which often is the vesting period. This period may be explicit or implicit based on the terms of the award, and may be presented in a variety of ways (for example, year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter of a year).

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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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The total fair value of equity-based awards for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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