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NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2016	Jan. 29, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015	Oct. 30, 2016
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 86,062,000	$ 0	$ 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		9 years 292 days
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets		$ 13,881,000	$ 0
Home Meridian International [Member]
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 86,000,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	716,910
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Basis for Determining Value	The number of shares of common stock issued at closing for the Stock Consideration was determined by reference to the mean closing price of our common stock for the fifteen trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date ($28.27).
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Other Liabilities Assumed	$ 7,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	8,700,000	8,720,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	11,600,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		1,200,000
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NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	11,600,000
Home Meridian International [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	11,400,000
Line of Credit [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		30,000,000			$ 15,000,000
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	30,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 4,000,000
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Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	530,598
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned	$ 15,000,000
Share Issued for Working Capital Adjustments [Member] \| Home Meridian International [Member]
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Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	186,312
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 60,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount	41,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 19,000,000
Trade Names [Member] \| Home Meridian International [Member]
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	8 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 200,000
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Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	11 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 14,400,000
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Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 months
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 1,800,000