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Net Income Per Common Share (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Net Income Per Common Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Anti-dilutive option	605,844	615,769	605,844	736,590

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Effect of Anti Dilutive Options on diluted EPS.

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