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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 01, 2025 | Feb. 03, 2024 | Jan. 28, 2023 | Jan. 29, 2022
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit | $ 3,234,000 | $ 3,897,000 | $ 4,886,000 | $ 5,286,000
Unrecognized tax benefit that would impact effective tax rate | 4,300,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest and tax penalties related to uncertain tax positions | 1,700,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000.0 |
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense | 295,000 | 393,000 | 517,000 |
Valuation allowance | 23,151,000 | 17,998,000 | 5,058,000 | $ 4,473,000
State net operating loss carryforwards | 8,000,000.0 |  |  |
Other deferred tax assets | 1,776,000 | 2,150,000 |  |
Net deferred tax assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Net change in valuation allowance | $ 5,153,000 | 12,940,000 | $ 585,000 |
Percentage of divided received deduction | 100.00% |  |  |
Withholding tax rate on any unremitted earnings | 0.00% |  |  |
Earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries | $ 21,300,000 |  |  |
State Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 8,000,000.0 |  |  |
Other Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 200,000 |  |  |
U.S. Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 3,200,000 |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | 14,900,000 |  |  |
Credit Carryforwards [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 900,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets Net of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 10,800,000 |  |  |
U.S. Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards, Other Credit Carryforwards and Other Deferred Tax Assets Net of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 3,900,000 |  |  |
State net operating loss carryforwards | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credits | 928,000 | $ 379,000 |  |
State [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other deferred tax assets | $ 200,000 |  |  |

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