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Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 03, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for Each Reporting Segment | Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |  |  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |
(In thousands) |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | July 28, 2012 |
T&M |  | $ | 4,999 |  |  | $ | 3,856 |  |  | $ | 691 |  |  | $ | 588 |  |  | $ | 9,087 |  |  | $ | 7,829 |  |  | $ | 890 |  |  | $ | 1,140 |
QuickLabel |  |  | 12,195 |  |  |  | 10,807 |  |  |  | 1,576 |  |  |  | 1,091 |  |  |  | 23,592 |  |  |  | 21,171 |  |  |  | 2,468 |  |  |  | 2,003 |
Total |  | $ | 17,194 |  |  | $ | 14,663 |  |  |  | 2,267 |  |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | $ | 32,679 |  |  | $ | 29,000 |  |  |  | 3,358 |  |  |  | 3,143 |
Product Replacement Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 672 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,380 |  |  |  | 1,115 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,521 |  |  |  | 2,151 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 887 |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 992 |
Other Expense—Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (89 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (62 | ) |  |  | (102 | )
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 862 |  |  |  | 475 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 890 |
Income Tax Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 43 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 531 |  |  |  | 288 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 847 |
Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 699 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 977 |
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 1,824 |

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