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5. Accounts Receivable
 3 Months Ended
May. 01, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]
5.   Accounts Receivable

   
May 1,
   
January 31,
 
   
2016
   
2016
 
             
Trade accounts receivable
 
$
61,344
   
$
25,520
 
Receivable from factor
   
3,880
     
3,688
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(3,464
)
   
(1,032
)
   Accounts receivable
 
$
61,760
   
$
28,176
 

“Receivable from factor” represents amounts due with respect to factored accounts receivable. Under our current factoring agreement, which continues to serve Bradington-Young (BY), invoices for domestically produced BY upholstery products are generated and transmitted to our customers, with copies to the factor on a daily basis, as products are shipped to our customers. The factor collects the amounts due and remits collected funds to us semi-weekly, less factoring fees. We retain ownership of the accounts receivable until the invoices are 90 days past due. At that time, the factor pays us the net invoice amount, less factoring fees, and takes ownership of the accounts receivable. The factor is then entitled to collect the invoices on its own behalf and retain any subsequent remittances. The invoiced amounts are reported as accounts receivable on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, generally from the date the merchandise is shipped to our customer until payment is received from the factor.

A limited number of our accounts receivable for our domestically produced upholstery are factored with recourse to us. The amounts of these receivables at May 1, 2016 and January 31, 2016 were $275,000 and $255,000 , respectively. If the factor is unable to collect the amounts due, invoices are returned to us for collection. We include an estimate of potentially uncollectible receivables in our calculation of our allowance for doubtful accounts.