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Commitments and Contingencies
 3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

(11) Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

The Company leases its retail store, office space and warehouse locations under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense under these leases totaled $9,755 and $8,894 for the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, respectively.

Legal Matters

The Company is involved in various legal matters generally incidental to its business. After discussion with legal counsel, the Company believes that, other than as described below, the disposition of these matters will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations.

On March 12, 2014, the Company was added as a defendant to a pending consolidated action filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington, captioned as Lacey Market Place Associates II, LLC, et al. v. United Farmers of Alberta Co-Operative Limited, et al., Case No. 2:13-cv-00383-JLR against United Farmers of Alberta Co-Operative Limited (the seller of Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters (“Wholesale Sports”)), Wholesale Sports, Alamo Group, LLC and Donald F. Gaube and spouse. The amended complaint was filed by the landlords of two stores that the Company did not assume in the Company’s purchase of assets from Wholesale Sports. Such stores were formerly operated by Wholesale Sports in Skagit and Thurston Counties in Washington. The amended complaint alleged breach of lease, breach of collateral assignment, misrepresentation, intentional interference with contract, piercing the corporate veil and violation of Washington’s Fraudulent Transfer Act. The Company was named as a co-defendant with respect to the intentional interference with contract and fraudulent conveyance claims. The amended complaint sought against the Company and all defendants unspecified money damages, declaratory relief and attorneys’ fees and costs. On January 28, 2015, the court in the Lacey Marketplace action granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the intentional interference claim against the Company, but declined to dismiss the fraudulent transfer claim.

Trial in the Lacey Marketplace action began March 2, 2015 and concluded March 6, 2015. On March 9, 2015, the jury in the trial awarded $11,887 against the defendants to the action, including the Company. The Company is reviewing the decision and has accrued $4,000 in its results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended January 31, 2015 related to this matter. The Company strongly disagrees with the jury’s verdict, has filed post-trial motions seeking to have the verdict set aside, and, if necessary, will appeal the decision. Interest on the award will accrue at the weekly average one-year constant maturity (nominal) Treasury yield, as published by the Federal Reserve System (currently at 0.22%) while any appeal is pending.